Short Story #15
Tattoos tell stories of love, war, courage, pain, and faith. So when Marilyn discovered the tattoos on her boyfriend’s lower back as he lay on the bed motionlessly and shirtless, she smiles at the discovery and traces a curious finger over the ink. Jean-Pierre Papin flinches slightly at the contact which she dismissed as an automatic reflex.
The tattoos were names and she smiles thinking that they were perhaps names of friends or relatives as she counts the small cursive names: five in total.
“Pierre?” she called out.
The Frenchman grunts knowing what was coming next. “Hmm?”
“What are these names?”
“They’re the names of my enemies.”
She gasps and pulls her hand back as if burned by a wicked fire. “Why put those names there then?”
“They’ve done me wrong at some point in life.”
“But it doesn’t make any sense.”
Why do things always have to make sense to a woman? Jean thought before coldly confessing, “I killed them.”
A thick eerie silence blanketed the room leaving Marilyn immobilized.
WORDS: 172
Quite a source of mystery, this tattoo on Marilyn’s boyfriend. I can see this story being turned into a novel, and Jean having several more secrets to reveal. 🙂
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Yes, Jean is a man of many secrets! I am super proud of this character!
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WOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! i seriously had goosebumps! WOW WOW
WOW
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Thank you, Rosema! I am happy that you enjoyed it. 🙂
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you’re welcome dear!
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I did not see that coming, at all. Well done Muse, well done!!!! Looking forward to more 🙂
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Thank you, Margaret! Well, we’ll see if there’s going to be more in the near future. 🙂
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You’re most welcome. It was a joy to read 🙂
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THIS IS BRILLIANT!!
It had me sitting on the edge of my bed .. literally!!
IT MUST BE CONTINUED!!! Hahaa!
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Oh, thank you! Thank you! Well, we’ll see how that goes. 🙂
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Great work. I love the way you write.
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Thank you for your kind comment, Vinnieh. I’m sorry for the late reply, but it just was not showing up in the post which is strange.
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Thanks for replying.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
WHAT A STORY!!! 🙂
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Thank you, Jonathan. 🙂
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