© A Mixed Bag
The fake Viking boat was the only unusual thing about the park. It overlooked Suisun Bay to the north and bordered the Point Edith Wildlife Area. Cynthia always felt safe in the reserve, which is why she told Richard to meet her here each morning after it was over.
Early on a Monday morning, the park was deserted, though there was plenty of evidence that hundreds of children played here the day before.
Cynthia always loved children, but they were never able to have any together. Small wonder given her unique nature. How would she ever carry a pregnancy to full term?
The full moon was just about to set so she’d be coming soon. In his left hand, he had the rucksack with her clothes in it.
The wolf appeared out of the bushes to his left. Even knowing who and what she was, Richard still felt afraid.
Moonset. She collapsed on the grass and started writhing, her shape twisting, fur vanishing. In moments, she was his beautiful wife again.
He ran over to her now shivering form. “It’s okay, darling. It’s over. I’ll take care of you.”
Written for the Sunday Photo Fiction – April 9th 2017 hosted by Al Forbes. The idea is to use the photo prompt above to write a piece of flash fiction no more than 200 words long. Mine came in at 189.
I’ve written werewolf stories before such as The Wolf’s Mate and Violation, so this is merely a continuation of that theme, though with different characters.
To read other stories based on the prompt, go to InLinkz.com.
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I love how you can take a photo of a viking longship and turn it into a werewolf story. Well done.
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Thanks. Actually, my first thought was to write a story about going Viking, but it seemed too obvious. Instead, the scenery reminded me of the Suisun Bay area, so I pulled up a map, saw there was a wildlife area nearby and the concept began to evolve. I had envisioned an early morning meeting and tried to figure out who and why. I thought of my other werewolf stories and it fell into place.
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I like it 🙂
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Thanks.
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That is the direction my mind would have never gone in 🙂 Absolutely brilliant, loved it!
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Thanks, Angie. We all think of vampires and werewolves as the “bad guys,” but what if it’s just something that happens to you against your will?
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Interesting. As Angie says, a direction that I wouldn’t have guessed from the prompt photo. Reminded me of some sort of ‘Twilight’ series story, only better.
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That’s high praise considering Rod Serling was considered one of the best writers in that genre. I admit to being heavily influenced by “old school” TV shows like “The Twilight Zone” and “The Outer Limits”. In the 1960s, special effects were only so-so but it was good writing that made each episode captivating, Iain.
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Agreed, far too often today it’s the effects that get all the attention instead of getting the story right first.
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That took a sharp right turn. Very interesting view of the prompt.
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My imagination has some strange twists in it, April. Thanks.
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Nice emotional tug in Ladywolfe’s mind, and then his tenderness. All relationships should be so good.
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It takes a lot to love a werewolf, Q.
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A wonderful werewolf story. I simply loved this, James
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Thank you, Neel. Glad you liked it.
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