Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly challenge to write a 200-word story based on a photo prompt. This week’s photo is courtesy of SPF contributor, CE Ayr. For more stories based on this photo, please visit HERE
The idea to kill Mick Patterson came one dreary day while Kate gazed down into the alley below her hotel window. The thought frightened her. An extreme measure to be sure; but Mick no longer had a place in the world Kate was creating, and he needed to go.
Kate knew there would be consequences. Mick was well liked. His death would come as a shock and she knew she would be blamed.
The small room where she and Mick met daily suddenly felt closed and suffocating. She would need to find some place new where his presence did not linger. As if running away could take away his memory.
Determined, Kate carefully picked up the stack of papers on her desk, chapters of a novel where Mick was the predominate character. It would take weeks of rewriting to make the story work again.
In the alley, Kate opened the trash container and watched the papers float to the bottom, settling in among rotting vegetables and dirty diapers. An appropriate end for a horrible character.
Kate heard the trash truck rounding the corner.
Farewell Mick, she whispered as she walked away.
Redbuds and Roserocks 
Excellent take!
Well thank you Violet. Much appreciated
Nice. I didn’t see that coming.
Glad you liked it. Thanks
Some way to kill a character! By throwing him into trash can.
And now he is gone for good!
Mick must have become very real – too real. Farewell indeed.
Some Characters do
Nice and unexpected twist. Great job, Susan 🙂
Thank you!
Love it.
Great idea, cleverly constructed, well written.
Much appreciated CE. Thanks
Aha very innovative way to kill a character!
Thank you Piyali.