This is the 51st a series of 365 Flash Fiction stories I’m writing. You can find out more about the challenge here.
The Bleeding Heart, by Jonathan L. Lawrence, 21st January 2012
Word count: 950
Theme: lost cause, grief, road less travelled, determination, love, serendipity
The story:
I was hoping, almost beyond hope, that my luck would change.
I was having the most crap of weeks, and it was hard to see how it could get worse, which is a silly thing to think. I should also point out that I had no idea how it could improve either. I’m not sure if I was an optimist, or a pessimist, I guess it’s academic now.
I guess I should give you the rundown, here goes, in one week:
- I got made redundant, (and told the company was folding so no redundancy payments)
- Broke up with my girlfriend of three years, (she didn’t want to be tied to someone she needed to financially support, I kid you not, her genuine words)
- My car died, (and it’s going to cost a grand to fix)
- My favourite television show was cancelled, (okay by orders of magnitude this is minor, but it all adds to the pain)
The list goes on and on, every little thing seemed against me. Let me tell you, it sucked the proverbial donkey nut, and then some.
But hey, for once in my life, I didn’t take it lying down, I decided, actually made a decision, to pick myself and get out there. After two days wasting away in my flat of course.
My indulgence of repeats of my show, served as grieving for the show itself, but for the way my life had suddenly gone as well.
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