Friday Fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word-story in response to a photo prompt.
PHOTO PROMPT© CEAyr
With trepidation in her heart, she walked up the slope and reached the clearing. The giant piece of rock with holes in it suddenly showed up. She stopped right there.
He came, as promised. He had to do it. It would be now or never!
They looked at each other and smiled. Unable to hold her excitement, she drew closer. He pulled out a box, and held out a ring before her. Her heart beat faster. This was the moment.
“What do you think of this?”
“Beautiful!”
“Think she’ll like it?”
She screamed inside. Silence hung suspended between them. Forever.
(100 words)
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers every week. Bloggers post their stories here and everyone ends up reading one another, which is a great encouragement for all the writers. If you’re interested, click here to read the amazing variety of narratives and storylines, inspired by the photo prompt.