It is time once again for Friday Fictioneers. This is the challenge where about 100 authors share 100 stories in 100 words all concerning 1 picture chosen by our hostess Rochelle.
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PHOTO PROMPT © Mary Shipman
I am writing this story off of my first reaction to the picture. At first I saw the swatches of fabric to the right of the lights as fresh dipped candles hanging and drying.
Flicker
by JE Lillie
We walked hand in hand down to the boat house. I could see the candles flickering in the windows.
I reminisced about my father lighting candles in a blackout, telling ghost stories until midnight.
Grampa’s lantern with it’s little candle shone into the dark joy of many a family camping trip.
My father had proposed to my mother by candle light.
As I opened the door to the boathouse I thought how perfect it all was.
Then she said, “It’s so dark in here. Can’t we turn on the lights?”
I let go of the little black box in my pocket, “Sure.”
The lights clicked on.
I so love escaping away with your stories Pastor J! I can’t wait until your book is published!
Hopefully we will be talking about pre-release promotions a month or so from now.
Of such small divergences between the dream and the reality is life made. This was a satisfying tale
Looks like she is not the one then. Nicely done.
She is not! Thank you for visiting Lillie-Put. 🙂
Well, looks like she’s not the one for him. Nice job!
That does seem to be the general concensus. I think her may be a little to stern in his requirements though. Thanks for visiting. 🙂
Candles tell so much about a person, she not the one for him, no mysticism.
She is definitely no romantic. 🙂
Good that he discovered this now, not after he presented the box.
True story! Thanks for visiting! 🙂
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Oh, and with a flick of a switch the magic was lost…
Sometimes it is just that easy to kill the mood. 🙂
she must be scared of the dark. if he really cared about her, it shouldn’t be an issue.
You are probably right. I was thinking he lost the commitment a little too easily. If all it took was the candles they never would have survived the first year of marriage. Oye!
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I’m thinking he had his doubts anyway. This was just the tipping point.
Good story, btw.
🙂
You are absolutely right. I think he may have been feeling pushed into it.
Ugh…terrible feeling! (Been there)
What kind of eggs do you like (runaway bride)- it’s the simple things that tell us who is/is not the one for us 🙂 good one.
This is sometimes truer than we like to admit.