He walks at a steady pace, tapping his cane on the mud-caked road. The car is still there, a grotesque bas-relief amidst the scenic greenery. It was his car once, his prized possession, his black beauty.
He walks towards the car and runs a loving hand over it. Twenty years ago, his wife, her mind addled by alcohol and anger, had crashed his car at the very spot. He hadn’t remarried and he never purchased another car.
The bolts he had removed from the brakes all those years ago still occupy a prominent spot along his wife’s picture.
Written for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s prompt is from Ted Strutz. Please click here to read other stories.
L.E.R.T 
Nice twist.
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Excellent.
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nice twist at the end!
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oooeerr! love the twist in your story. Well thought out.
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Yuch, nasty man. Brilliantly conceived, well done
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Well, didn’t expect that ending. Nicely done.
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bas- relief. Had to google that one, brilliant stuff!!
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It’s a cruel cruel world indeed when a wife has to leave and won’t go quietly.
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Well done! Love it. Well written and interesting.
Ronda
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I was not expecting that ending. His hatred for his wife surpassed the love of his “prized possession.” A well-developed chilling tale.
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THis is your very best…absolutely methodical in its narrative flow towards its final reveal. Some great phrases too loved a grotesque bas-relief. Superb writing Varad.
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Nice twist at the tail. Well said.
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That was a real zinger of an ending. Didn’t see that coming.
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Step by step, you take us into the demented mind of a murderer. Crafty, yes. But demented.
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Fond memories…chilling.
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Oh My! If only she knew his intention but inebriated state leads to doom.
Nice take on the prompt.
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oh my! another of those wife’s killers.
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Well done. They say killers like to keep a memento, a token…
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Very well done, though I would hide those bolts from prying eyes…
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Brilliant.
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Excellent take. I hope the car was worth the sacrifice! 😉
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Very well done. A nicely timed reveal.
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Very sinister
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Dear Varad,
Oh my. That had me grimacing at the end. Well told story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Very nicely done… P.S. I don’t mean the removal of the bolts,
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Excellent.
Expertly built tale.
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