Today’s DM on Instagram starts the same as so many others. ‘Hello, beautiful,’ it says.
Except this message is from my father.
I wonder if he even knows it’s me. Twenty years can change a person.
I don’t hesitate to end it the same as the others: delete, block, forget.
Laura Besley writes short fiction and squeezes her writing into the bookends of her day. She has lived in Holland, Germany, and Hong Kong, but now lives in land-locked central England and misses the sea. Her flash fiction collection, The Almost Mothers, was published in March 2020. She tweets at @laurabesley.
Made me sad.
Awesome micro as ever. xx
Thank you for reading, Christine. Your support is so valued xx
That’s terrible for the poor girl, but you did a lovely job Laura! The last line made me sad, but I think it ties the story up rather well.
Thank you, Lizzie. I appreciate you reading and commenting.
Powerfully tragic and emotionally resonant. Great work.