Molly slipped into the icy water, her eyes closing with a steely resolve.

No more would they bully or call her names. She’d had enough.

A note and her diary sat on the counter.

Her parents turned her sad tale into a bestselling novel. It’s true: money heals all wounds.

Nancy A. Cavanaugh is a freelance writer living in Keene, NH. You can read her flash and micro fiction at myflashywords.blogspot.com.