The pain started in her chest, worked its way down to her stomach and surged upwards, catching in her throat. She couldn’t move, let alone breathe for a few seconds.
Moments seemed to freeze in agonizing cruelty. Her knuckles turned white from the pressure of gripping the door frame. Her eyes stayed open but they saw nothing beyond the two figures before her, clad in blue, their heads bowed, their voices barely above a whisper.
“We’re really sorry, ma’am. He didn’t see it coming. The sharp curve is what did it. Flung the car straight off the cliff, it did.”
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For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I’ve taken up the theme of
An Oxymoron rendered in micro-fiction.
Each day’s title will have one half of the oxymoron while the second half will be revealed towards the end of the post.
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Oh that’s so sad. I loved the build up in this story — it felt like she was the one about the have a heart attack. Nicely done!
Sanch @ Sanch Writes recently penned this post #Sonnet: Mirror Image #atozchallenge
oh the pain of losing someone in this manner! I loved the clever ending… unexpected.
Rajlakshmi recently penned this post Yogasana: Side Crow Swag #atozchallenge
You have combined the visceral pain with the actual fact of the tremendous tragedy. What a writer’s skill.
Poor lady has to bear the sharp curve & its result…
And what are the two figures calmly doing there when they must rescue her
I thought it was a case of heart-attack. Now,I think it’s sabotage!
Anita recently penned this post Simplicity #AtoZChallenge
That was sad. How can sorry fix things in such situations! Brilliant writing 🙂
Swathi Shenoy recently penned this post Stupid Lies
Did not see that one coming. Cleverly done. 🙂
Shantala recently penned this post My Quarterly Goals for Spring Quarter (April – June 2017)
I didn’t see it coming either. Now I have the sads.
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That is so sad and tragic! But wonderfully written!
Woaaahh! I didn’t see that coming either.
This one was brilliant. Just like you <3
Love!
Soumya recently penned this post S: Sidney Sheldon #AToZChallenge
Oh this is just agonizing and very difficult to take in.
Oh dear…that was a sad end. Sharp curves are indeed notorious.
A gripping tale. Brilliantly sketched.
Nice build up to the climax. Sharp curves often do it, sadly.
Vaishali Gandhi (@vaishali178) recently penned this post S- SKY by Santosh Joshi #AtoZChallenge
This one made me very sad. Loved the presentation, though.
Sreesha recently penned this post Sedated | #AtoZChallenge
First I must compliment you on the oxymorons you’re picking up. They seem to be hiding everywhere and we never saw them. This one was brilliant. Sad though, but brilliant.
obsessivemom recently penned this post 10 things to do with tweens during vacations
Oxymoronic to the hilt, tragic too
Good one. What’s nice in this series is how unaware I was of regular phrases like this that are actually such obvious oxymorons.