I’m having a bit of a tough day today, my normal storywriting process has been interrupted. Here’s my contribution to Fictioneers.

copyright Mary Shipman
Broken Stairway
“I cannot believe it,” Harvey said, glumly.
“I know, I didn’t expect it to happen either,” Harvey’s wife, Marina, replied. She was still in shock.
Harvey sat on a stair in the house of his childhood, a house destroyed by a tornado.
“Dad told me that the weather wasn’t going to come this way. He’s a weatherman, he should have known!”
Marina gave him a squeeze on his knee.
“Your dad is human, he didn’t betray you. Tornadoes are erratic, they’ll destroy things not even close by if they so choose.”
“Doesn’t change anything. I feel betrayed, my life is basically over.”
Marina just shook her head, as she walked up the stairs to the now open building.
A weatherman killed by a tornado, and home destroyed. That would be heart-rending. Great response to the prompt.
Actually, the weatherman is still alive. Betrayal is sometimes worse than death…
Oops. Hope he changes his mind and carries on.
Miles, Good story. I’m going to be optimistic and say that Harvey will get over this feeling in time. He’s just in shock because of his loss. I’m sure his wife will be a big help to him in healing. Well written. 🙂 —Susan
Great story! Harvey will survive to rebuild – good story! Nan 🙂