I had sealed my fate when I said yes to a second date with the atheist. I’d convinced myself that I only wanted to save him, prove that God does exist. Yes, there’s misery in the world, but pay attention to all the miracles; a dying man cured of cancer overnight, a long lost child reunited with his mother, a convicted murderer giving his life to Christ. Even Scrooge wrestled with God. Dickens only changed it after his editor commented that it sounded too “preachy.”
Truth be told, I could care less if he believed in God, Heaven, or Hell. There was something about him that aroused me. His recklessness. Pointing trigger fingers toward idle officers, blaming the Jews for everything, jacking off in front of the Madonna.
He had no restrictions. He preferred to be on top so he could moon all in Heaven as we made love in the Catholic cemetery and the statue of my guardian angel wept for my transgressions.
word count: 164
—Nortina
Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers is a weekly challenge where you write a story in 100-150 words (give or take 25 words) using the provided photo prompt as inspiration.
Interesting take. Let’s hope she rises from her fall in grace 😉
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“I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints,” Billy Joel. Great story!
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Oh the fallacy of believing we can convert people by following them.
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Ah, yes! It always has the opposite effect.
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Sad…she went to the “dark” side instead of helping him turn toward the good. Great story.
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Maybe instead of trying to change him, we should just leave that “bad boy” alone.
Thanks!
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Fall from grace or a rise from below? Answer Ida from which side you’re on.
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Hmm, good question. She might not be such a “good girl” after all.
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My experience had taught me a “good girl”doesn’t get caught. 😉
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Ha! I can confirm that! 😉
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Great story, especially the last line. 🙂
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Thanks, Susan! 🙂
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I love this story 🙂
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Thanks, Angie!
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Excellent Nortina! I would have to say she is a fallen angel. 😀
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Yes! She’s definitely fallen from grace.
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