"Oh, Jeff...I love you too...but..."
"But what?"
She sobbed.
"I lost the baby."
Author's Note: This flash fiction was written for Raymond G. Taylor's Oh Jeff challenge. To join in the fun, follow the link below.
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Stephanie Hoogstad
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Please forgive the clumsy cut and paste. I would like to publish your entry (or entries) to the Oh-Jeff challenge in an upcoming book and of course need your permission to do so. Details are all here: https://shopping-feedback.today/writers/oh-jeff-the-book%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Thanks, Ray
Another one I missed… well done. So sad & believable 🥺.
I am reading all the funnyu entries and then you hit me with this...well done
Oh! A sad one. Good for Microfiction, grabs your attention.
Oh no! Packs a powerful punch. Well done and thanks for entering
Oh, that hurts. Well done.
So she doesn't love him because she lost the baby?
Compelling and hurtful … Nicely done.
Ouch!!! That was a real punch with few words!!! Great work Stephanie!!
Gosh you managed to convey so much emotion in so few words. Excellent.
Ohhhh, that's so sad, great interpretation of the picture!
Oh ffs. You trying to steal my niche? lol. This was brutal. So succinct, brevity in action and beautifully told. But, brutal! Well done.
A simple dialogue that captures all emotions. Well done Stephanie!
Sad outcome but compelling writing!