It’s Gotta Get Better! – Sunday Photo Fiction

Sunday is the day that I devote to Sunday Photo Fiction hosted by Alastair Forbes. This challenge asks the writer to come up with a story that goes with the photo prompt using about 200 words. My story is entitled, “It’s Gotta Get Better!”  The photo prompt follows the story!  I hope that you enjoy my bit of flash!

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Life sucked. He lost his job; his wife left him; his idiot neighbor filed suit against him for something he did not do, and the cost of the lawyer was unbelievable. Sitting in his home alone, he sat staring at the four walls. He might soon be losing the house too. What else could go wrong?

He went to sleep that night and dreamt of better days. Life, as his dream portrayed, was right and rosy. He woke up the following day feeling better than he had in days. Heading into the kitchen, he made a pot of coffee and resolved that life would indeed get better.

He cleaned himself up and headed out the door to look for work. Pulling out of his driveway, he looked both ways, and proceeded into the street. The next thing he knew, a car coming down the street struck the back end of his car. The driver: The troublesome neighbor!  Getting out of the car, the neighbor accused him of being the cause of the accident. He could not believe it!

Later, his friend Roger arrived at his house. He opened the door and Roger said to him, “Why the long face?”

Why the Long Face? – Photo by Alastair Forbes

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Thanks go out to you Al, for choosing the photo that you did! I knew what I had to write right away! 🙂 Thanks to you too dear reader for taking the time to stop by today! Be well… ^..^