A Perfect Compromise

September 10, 2015 Off By Lisa

“You’re perfect,” he breathed into the emptiness between them.

In that instant, it was over.

Over because of course she wasn’t, and never could be, perfect – not for him, not for anyone. Nor did she want to be. Perfect only proved this was far removed from anything like essence or actuality.

She moved closer and whispered, “So are you,” grateful for his closed eyes and the cold October rain.

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This has been a Six Sentence Story.

Each week, the lovely Ivy Walker hosts a link-up challenging writers to spin a tale in six sentences – no more, no less. Click on the link right here to find out more. While you’re there, click on the blue frog button to visit the link-up where you will find great stories from some of my favorite bloggers.

This week’s prompt was CONTENT. Oops…no, it wasn’t.

This week’s prompt was PERFECT.

Six Sentence