© Google Maps
On most days of the year, The Fairies Pond was just a pond. It’s an isolated body of water in western Oregon with only one trail in. A serene place certainly, but not always worth the eight hour hike to get there.
But on one day of the year, what’s called “The Fairies Day,” it’s either a place to adore or fear. Those purest of heart, those who knew which day it was, came to witness the blessed event. The impure hearts who happened to be present suffered the horrible wrath.
This day was the anniversary of when the fairies created all green and living things. On that day, the pure hearts were blessed for loving the living. The impure, who hated life, were summarily damned.
Cathleen brought Charleston to the pond to hope miracles would soften his heart. Instead, he came to his doom. Was this too her blessing?
The photo prompt for this week at What Pegman Saw offered four possible images and I chose the one above. The challenge is to take an image and write a piece of flash fiction no more than 150 words long. Mine is exactly 150 words.
For more stories based on the prompt, go to InLinkz.com.
poweredbyrobots.com 
For herself, certainly…obviously not for him.:-)
LikeLike
He wouldn’t have been good for her.
LikeLike
Perhaps a good thing? Perhaps not. Thanks for keeping us guessing.
LikeLike
I was sort of alluding to a Jewish proverb about whenever something bad happens in our lives: “The too is a blessing.”
LikeLike
Hmmm… Depends on the level of purity needed, I guess. I’m not sure I’d pass the test either😄
LikeLike
It doesn’t have to be absolute, otherwise no one would pass. It’s just in what direction does your personality lean.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Intriguing little twist at the end that packs in so much more than words can say.
LikeLike
Thank you.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nice, James. It’s a peaceful looking spot. A good place to find fairies, I’m sure.
LikeLike
As the story suggests, it’s only peaceful for some.
LikeLike
Dear James.
They say everything happens for a reason. 😉 Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
LikeLike
Thanks, Rochelle.
LikeLike
Nice twist at the end
LikeLike
Thanks.
LikeLiked by 1 person