DUMPED

~ Iain Kelly

‘It’s over.’

He tried to remain calm, speaking in an even and clear voice, no raised voices or dramatic gestures.

‘Typical!’

She yelled her reply, trying to elicit a reaction from him. This was the problem with their relationship – he was always so passionless, so clinical, so frigid.

‘Just keep cool.’

Over-the-top histrionics, letting her emotions get the better of her – it was why they could never talk about anything. It was why he had to end it.

 ‘I don’t need to cool down!’

She slapped him and pushed him. He fell down. She left him there, discarded.

fridge-in-the-woods
Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Written for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The idea is to write a short story of 100 words based on the photo prompt (above).

To read stories of 100 words based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.

STATE OF WAR PRE RELEASE BIG

My new novel, ‘State Of War’, the final part of The State Trilogy, is out now, in paperback and available to pre-order in eBook.

You can find it to buy or pre-order by following the links below:

AMAZON:      US/AMAZON.COM     AMAZON.CO.UK      GERMANY      FRANCE       SPAIN  INDIA       CANADA       ITALY      NETHERLANDS   AUSTRALIA     MEXICO    BRAZIL      JAPAN

SMASHWORDS        BARNES & NOBLE       KOBO         Also available from APPLE BOOKS

A JUSTIFIED STATE and STATE OF DENIAL, books one and two of the trilogy are also available. Follow the links on this page: AVAILABLE NOW

If any bloggers would like to host a guest blog about the book, please get in touch, and all reviews and shout-outs are greatly appreciated.

Published by Iain Kelly

39 year old writer, avid film viewer and book reader, employed in the media industry as a television editor.

68 thoughts on “DUMPED”

  7. Sometimes opposites aren’t meant to be together. She was fire and he was ice, yet this might just be from where the both are standing. They might not have read the other for what they really are. Nice take on the prompt, Iain.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  17. You do a great job of showing communication style mismatch with a couple. I think these two could benefit from marriage counseling. If they love each other, it is worth a try.

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  26. Sometimes a cold and unemotional person is hiding a great hurt. They might be a very good match, but only if he could face up to the possibility of change. For all his rationality, I think he finds her passion attractive.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  29. Oh my … I’m sure I’ll be repeating someone’s comment but – WOW – she’s a feisty one.
    Perhaps, it’s best they go their separate ways. After all, a slap can turn into a whole lot more eventually; then, jail. Great intro to an enticing story, Iain. Have a safe weekend …
    Isadora 😎

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Google photo

You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.