Maybe you can guess where this little short story is going from the title and the three images… With ‘Screwdriver’ and 100 words, this is what you get…
Bob had three most treasured possessions. His toolbox, his golf clubs and his ’66 Mustang.
Beryl also had three most treasured possessions. These were Bob, her beautiful home and her marriage.
Bob had recently added a fourth item to his list. Her name was Anna.
Beryl went to Bob’s workbench, grabbing the first implement she could find and marched out to the car. Gripping the handle of the star screwdriver tightly, she laid its head against the driver’s door and walked around the vehicle, gouging into the bright red paintwork.
She surveyed her handiwork and wished she’d used his 9-iron.
Born and bred in Manchester UK with a degree in French from the University of Exeter, I found myself in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1995 via Spain, France and Greece. And London.
I have worked in the hospitality industry in marketing, as a radio and tv producer, in PR and communications for South Africa's buy local advocacy campaign and since June 2022 have been running my own content creation and PR company, Use Lorem Ipsum.
I have always been a reader and writer of stories and am relieved finally to have achieved the publication of this blog. Now for that novel.
I am the mother of 2 sons, middle of 3 sisters, owner of a dog and the ex wife and ex girlfriend of a number of men who clearly didn't deserve me.
I am an eternal optimist for myself, my country and the planet, so don't let me down, world.
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