Mitzie pulled on Heyward’s sleeve, forcing him to stop and see her pointing at the object.

“What the hell’s that doing here?”

Heyward shrugged. “Waiting for someone to put it out of our misery.”

Mitzie leaned over the what had once been the keyboard. “This had value, once.”

Her boyfriend picked up one of the vines. “And these once bore fruit you could eat.”

Mitzie stood, and folded her arms across her chest. “You judge all things by their current value?”

He turned, and resumed walking. “There is no value in another person’s memories.”

10 responses to “Value”

  1. I don’t know that I agree with Heyward – if I found another person’s family photographs I’d find it hard to destroy them. Other people’s memories and no one left to remember. Great take on the prompt

    1. I think Heyward’s full of crap, but once I let him open his mouth there was no stopping him. Thanks for commenting!

  2. Hmm, well I don’t think I agree with Heyward. Maybe Mitzie needs to find a new – more empathetic boyfriend. Nice characterisations, Keigh.

    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

    1. Thanks — characterization is what O was aiming for in my 100 words

  3. Hayward sounds like quite the cold one…Mitzie might consider finding a warmer fellow!

    1. Mitzie needs a few hundred words more to get out of that relationship

      1. Ha ha! I hear ya!!

  4. A very thought-provoking dialogue. Both characters are engaging and interesting. Well told.

  5. Great take on the prompt. Characters are interesting but I surely don’t agree with the thoughts presented in the dialogue.

    1. Thank you. I was hoping to elicit a reaction from the reader — looks like O succeeded.

Leave a reply to Lynn Love Cancel reply

Blog at WordPress.com.