He could feel it; the poison running through his veins with a burning ferocity that was consuming him from within. How ironic he thought, that the bottle was marked “Love Potion No. 4”.
He’d had no luck wooing the girl he’d been dreaming about for years, and so he had made his way to the French Quarter where in a dingy backstreet store he had explained his plight to perhaps the oldest woman he’d ever seen, and left a short time later with the small blue-grey bottle.
Trembling with excitement at the prospect of finally having his love he had donned his best outfit just in case she knocked on his door immediately afterwards, and settling down in his favorite chair he had consumed the elixir in one swallow.
The draught did exactly what the old woman had said it would do – it united him with his love, but how was he to know that her car had gone into the river just two hours earlier?
What a lovely twist at the end … awesome !!!
Thank you!
Excellent ending!
Much appreciated. Thanks for visiting.
Love sucks! But great job…
‘Til death us do part….
Brilliant and superbly executed. Very nice twist. Thank you once again for stopping by the Hearth. I hope your first experience there won’t discourage you from future visits. I look forward to seeing you there again sometime 🙂
I’ll definitely be back there Mark. Thanks for the kind comments.
Oh! Well done with that ending. I’m suitable impressed with this story.
Thank you CC, I appreciate you checking out my piece.
Great twist! Absolutely loved this one!
Thank you Jean, and thanks for stopping by!
Well done! A pleasure to read.
Thanks so much Rossandra 🙂
Timing is everything. (and I almost got here too late.)
Evil twist – very dark.
Good job!
JzB
Yes, timing IS everything! Good to see you here JzB!
I really enjoyed this story, Andrew. Like so many others who have commented, I think the twist at the end is superb. It was unexpected, yet fitting.
Thank you Laura. I very much appreciate your comments.
Yes, my jaw dropped at the ending! Nooo… Poor guy, but great writing Andrew!
At least he was finally united with his love. Thanks for visiting Lisa.