Photo prompt courtesy Jilly Funell
It hadn’t been easy to persuade Mary Jane to hang with me at the tower, but the priceless expression on her face made it all worth it.
“What a view, eh?” I asked nervously. Small talk with girls was not one of my strong suits.
She just nodded silently.
“Very soon, you will see the most gorgeous sunset of your life,” I continued, as she stared over the city skyline.
“So, if I were you,” I whispered gently as she struggled to hang on to the railing, “I would pray that Spider-Man doesn’t come to rescue you before that.”
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99 words.
Written as a part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The objective is to write a story in 100 words or less, inspired by the weekly photo prompt.To read many more stories based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.
jagahdilmein 
Excellent twist as always 🙂
Thank you so much Iain
Read a different way, she ought to pray for a superhero to rescue her
Thank you so much Neil
Not quite what the operators of the Spinnaker Tower had in mind as “The Drop”. Dark, dark story Anurag.
Thank you so much Penny…and sorry 🙂
It would be a shame to be rescued right before experiencing the most gorgeous sunset of her life… 🙂
Let’s hope Spidey decides to be fashionably late for the rescue 🙂
What is he up to? Why would spider man need to rescue Mary Jane? Does he plan to push her off the tower?
Yes Abhijit, a super-villain like the Green Goblin or Venom is holding Mary Jane hostage to lure Spider-Man into his trap.
Dear Anurag,
I can’t help wonder what’s going through Mary Jane’s mind at this point. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you so much Rochelle
Now I can see why she was reluctant. Evidently, he’s no smoother at romance than he is at small talk.
I wouldn’t want to hang with him either. Poor Mary Jane.
Ha ha ha, thank you so much Jo
Not the view she was expecting to see I bet! Nice way to turn a casual date by a nerdy guy into a bone-tingling bit of suspense!
Thank you so much
I expect you don’t want to let go of this girl – or have a falling out, then again who is going to drop who. How long into the date did she realise he was batty? When the sun sets on the horizon will she be able to escape his web of deceit? If I was her I would not hang out with him again, does she not realise the gravity of the situation? Damn, Issac Newton.
Ha ha ha, hang on, hang on, quit while you are ahead James, lest your jokes start falling flat 🙂
Good grief. How does this kind of psycho cover up who he really is long enough to lure a victim to a grisly death!
Aren’t they all around us? 🙂
I’m hoping not ALL around us, but yes, they’re out there. And sometimes they learn to stifle their darker urges and live fairly normal lives–that would come more under the sociopath, though. Psychopaths have more trouble pretending.
i think she could handle herself very well. it was he who should watch out for her next move. 🙂
Ha ha ha, true that.
Hang on girl, help is on its way, now that we know the situation.
Ha ha ha, thank you so much Spidey…I mean Michael!
Clever distraction technique with the aside about small talk. Good story.
Thank you so much Jilly
He never will become a smooth talker if he keeps killing them off.
A man of action, our guy 🙂
Wow, sinister ending
Indeed. Thank you so much Michael.
I think that Mary Jane is really Spider Woman… watch out murderous creep.
Ha ha ha, now THAT would be a terrific twist!
Aha!! Terrific twist… green goblin perhaps? A fun piece
Thank you so much Laurie. yes, either Green Goblin or Venom 🙂
Your twist is as always great!
Thank you so much Lisa Rey
Hopefully, won’t be her last sunset.
I’m sure Spidey will not leave her hanging by a thread for too long.
I’m with Fatima … I hope the sunset isn’t her last.
Great writing … I always enjoy a story with a twist at the end.
Isadora 😎
Thank you so much Isadora.
Wow! This is really good. 🙂 So glad I read it. Thanks for visiting
Debbie
Thank you so much