Title: Take It All Back
Source: Flash Fiction Challenge
Prompt: Write a story about justice for all.
Word count: 99 words
Photo by Samuel Castro on Unsplash
It should have been a simple assignment. A modest portrait of his patron’s daughter. While he didn’t like children as his subject, the commission promised to launch his budding career.
Except, when she showed for her appointment, she wasn’t a child. She was no blushing bride-to-be, but a temptress with a siren’s song. Engaged, another man’s prize, she exchanged the poor artist’s heart with her own. Forbidden love blossomed.
There was only one solution.
“I cannot do her justice,” he declared, “For all our sakes, take these godforsaken sketches, and I will try to forget I ever met her.”
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Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Oooh this is good!
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Yay! Glad you liked it. 🙂
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Very good story
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Thank you, Sadje. 🙏
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You’re welcome Jo.
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A complete, haunting story in few words. I am reminded of “The Oval Portrait” by E. A. Poe.
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Ha. I had forgotten that story. At least this painter abandoned the commission before it was too late. 😊
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What a haunting story of tragic love. I like how you used the prompt.
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Thank you, Charli. I love your prompts.
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I love the direction you took💜
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Glad you enjoyed the story. 💕
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