Two Halves of a Rainbow

Bit of a reference to something you might know ;)

Challenge 27: Story must include someone seated, someone standing, and a view of the horizon.

Two Halves of a Rainbow

Reds and pinks and oranges. Sunset colors.

Davy, standing behind her chair, placed his hands on her shoulders as they stared at the sea.

Would today be the day they would see the sky’s rainbow enhanced?

There it was!

The green flash!

Five years of waiting. It was finally time.

Gone

Another one I'm proud to have written, though of the past rather than the future.

Challenge 27: Story must include someone seated, someone standing, and a view of the horizon.

Gone

Eyes glazed, hands trembling, she rummaged through the records.

She placed the needle and stumbled back, collapsing into the armchair.

Music wafted out. Their song.

She reached for the picture frame beside her. A happy couple, beaming at the photographer as the sun set behind them.

Teary-eyed, she smiled, remembering.

Childhood Dreams Fulfilled

This one is my absolute favorite of the 50-word stories I've written.

Challenge 27: Story must include someone seated, someone standing, and a view of the horizon.

Childhood Dreams Fulfilled

“It’s beautiful,” Gary remarked. “I’ve wanted to see this sunset since I was little.”

Sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room, Sally looked up at him.

On the ceiling above her, Gary stood upside down, staring out the window at the curvature of the Earth.

“I know. Me too."

Judge a Horse By Its Cover

As my excuse, it was Christmas time, and, well, you know how I like re-lyricking songs.

Challenge 26: Story must include a horse, a prize and a happy ending.

Judge a Horse By Its Cover

Polly the mini dwarf horse
Was a very tiny mare.
Maybe you even saw her,
And didn’t notice she was there.

All of the purebred stallions
Designated her last place.
Whenever they ran derbies,
She could barely even race.

Judge by covers, broncos – look,
Now she’s on the Guinness Book!

Ring-Around-the-Horsie

Challenge 26: Story must include a horse, a prize, and a happy ending.

Ring-Around-the-Horsie

“Please mom, two more dollars?”

“Okay, fine. But this is your last try, Marty.”

The money was exchanged for three rings.

Swoosh. Miss.

Boink. Oh man, that just bounced off the bottle!

Tink-toink. Finally!

“Here you go, little man. We ran out of goldfish, so you get the seahorse.”

“Cool!”

A Tempting Heist

Not one of my favorites, because it requires you to know something about Dali (or look it up), but I wrote it, so here it is.

Challenge 26: Story must include a horse, a prize, and a happy ending.

A Tempting Heist

Francis strode purposefully through dark halls, weaving between statues, through archways, past Impressionist paintings.

Upon arrival, he gazed reverently at his prize, Dalí’s rendition of The Temptation of St. Anthony.

The plan was perfect, his part simple – just walk out with the painting. Time to take this long-legged horse home.

Time to Go

Challenge 26: Story must include a horse, a prize and a happy ending.
 
Time to Go

She returned home that night to, “You’re late again, you bitch!”
As usual.
Gathering her things, she strode toward the door. Brutal arms grabbed her. An elbow in the thigh – Charlie horses weren’t debilitating, but they hurt – he loosened his grip, and she wrenched herself away with her prize: freedom.