Photo Prompt – Melanie Greenwood
‘We’ve been waiting for over an hour.’ Sonya scanned the floodlit runway before stepping closer. ‘He’s not coming.’
I saw her lift my hands, her lips warm against my knuckles.
‘We don’t leave without him.’
She frowned at me. My hands went cold again.
‘And what if he’s dead? What if he’s been caught?’
‘He might be dead,’ I admitted. ‘He won’t have been caught.’
She shook her head and I wondered if she’ll leave like she did in Cairo.
‘We wait.’ She bit the words out. ‘Just like we always bloody do.’
I smiled. Once.
‘For him,’ she growled.
Carol J Forrester - Writing and Works 
Shades of Casablanca for me. I liked it.
Randy
I really need to see this film…
He must be worth the wait. Or he has something that is. Nice one.
Thank you Sandra.
How wonderful.. I also thought about Casablanca…
I actually haven’t seen the film… Funny that.
It’s a great movie… one of the few I have seen many times.
I wondered if she’ll leave/She bites the words out ~ A change of tense in these two sentences?
Very Casa Blanca – if you haven’t seen it, YOU MUST!
The change of tense was a mistake, I thought I’d picked them all out. Thanks for highlighting that one.
Waiting at an airport like that, yes, that’s a very Casablanca feel. I’m intrigued by the connections between ‘her’, the narrator, and ‘him’. The possible triangle adds to the Casablanca feeling. Sorry… 🙂
Right, that’s it, I’m watching Casablanca this weekend because these references are driving me crazy.
I hope you’re having fun! You’re in for a treat.
Very tense and very suggestive of a bigger story.
Most of my shorts are I find. I’m trying to work towards creating a more succinct piece. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m picturing something quite shady.
I think Sonya at one time had a relationship with the unnamed protagonist and there’s much unresolved. And yes, of course there’s Casablanca implications, no doubt about it.
What an interesting story, it begs for more.
I agree that he’s indeed a special person if she makes an exception for him. She doesn’t sound like a patient person. Well written, Carol. 🙂 — Suzanne