After enough turkey and ham to start a small holding and enough chocolate to cover a small country it’s thankfully back to reality with this weeks Friday Fictioneers. A 100 word photo prompt hosted by the fabulous Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, this weeks photo provided by the equally creative Douglas Macilroy. Follow the link and have a go….
Penny pulled up the collar of her coat against the chill and let herself be swallowed back into the crowd. No more noticeable than the person in-front, behind or on either side.
While up above, Jack still waited on the viewing platform. Arcs of white light cut through a starless black sky and his heart died a little more with every minute that passed. His head knew she wasn’t coming long before his heart did.
He would never know she was there or never know how close she came to meeting him. But she would know and for now that was enough.
helen midgley 
Excellent Helen, very well done. Loved how you crafted the expectation and the disappointment.
Thanks 🙂
Conveys such a strong sense of ‘what might have been.’ Well done Helen.
Thanks Sandra, I think we all have ‘What might have been’ moments 😉
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i loved your heartbreaking, romantic take on the prompt. it suits the photo so well. i hope you had a wonderful Christmas 🙂
Thank you, I’m a bit of a romance junkie, lol. Have a great New Year 🙂
Dear Helen,
Sounds like Penny let fear get the best of her and cheat her out of what might have been. Poignant tale.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle 🙂
It reminds me of “Sleepless in Seattle” but without the happy ending 😦
I wonder if they will meet in the future?
Great story!
I was actually thinking of Cary Grant’s ‘An affair to remember’ I love that old movie, similar theme though 😉
I wonder what stopped her from meeting him? My heart goes out to him, waiting up there, full of hope. Great job!
Thanks 🙂
Oh the story of things that never happens… really much more interesting sometimes I think
The story that doesn’t happen. I like Bjorn’s comment there. I want more. I just want a happy ending, Helen. Nice one!
Mixed emotions here brought out with skill. Bravo.
Sad that they didn’t meet, but there’s hope for the future..
A minor detail – I would have started a new paragraph with the change of viewpoint.
Great little story Helen, very well written. I almost stopped after ‘his head knew she wasn’t coming long before his heart did’ it was such a great line but I am glad I kept reading. Well done. 🙂
darn, she didn’t believe in second chances. 😦
I can see this, Helen. Well written and tugs on the heart. Really nice.
Dear Helen,
Your story is more true to life than most of us ever want to admit. It’s hard missing the moment that might have been.
Aloha,
Doug
Nicely done, creating the “what if?” moment. As Doug says, Life doesn’t always give us the ‘Rom-Com’ ending!
A great story Helen. I felt for Jack – so close yet so far.
I can hear the violin musical score rising as Jack desperately scans the crowd for Penny’s face. The music ends abruptly. Alas, it was not meant to be.
You ‘old’ romantic, you. Nicely done.