Title: The Smallest Detail
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Lacey flipped through Mama’s checklists. She chewed her lower lip, then dropped the Blush Pink wedding binder into the trash. Dread colored what Mama said would be the happiest day of her life. Her stomach lurched the way it always did when Mama discovered one of Lacey’s many faults.
She tugged at the dress’s too-tight bodice, and a fake pearl fell. Freed, the tacky embellishment ricochet off the discarded notebook and bounced toward the window. Lacey became aware of the raging storm.
Guests texted their regrets. Mama cried when the groom followed suit, and Lacey realized what she had forgotten.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Wow, in so few words you’ve told us so much.
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Thank you, Sadje. I’m glad the meaning came through. 🙏
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You’re welcome 😉
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an omen before the disaster, sometimes the signs come too late. poor girl
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Perhaps she knew it all along. Glad you liked the story, Gina.
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She had forgotten herself
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You have hit it spot on, Neil. 👍
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Dear Jo,
Poor Lacey. I felt for her. Hopefully she can move on. The groom sounds like someone she’s better off without.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I think you are right Rochelle. Lacey may have dogged a bullet.
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Oh my… Maybe the weather saved her, giving her time to put herself first, for a change. Wonderful write!
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Thank you, Dale. So glad you enjoyed it.
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Oh poor Lacey! I hope the groom had a better excuse than “It snowed.”
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There may be underlying issues. Thanks for reading and commenting Joseph. 🙏
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My pleasure. Thanks for writing the piece!
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