Welcome to Friday Fictioneers where we are asked to write a 100 word flash fiction piece based on the prompt.
This week’s prompt from Rich Voza :
My Story: The Flight
He couldn’t help from feeling guilty. He knew that leaving like this was wrong but he didn’t feel like he had a choice. Steven and Abigail had met on line and fell in love. They talked, text, and emailed several times a day, every day for a year.
Finally three months ago he made a move. He gave up his apartment, quit his job and moved across the country to be with her .
It was wonderful at first but the fantasy and the dreams died a little with every outburst.
He still loved her but he couldn’t live with her.
The Day After 
Your story is a heart-breaking in its way as mine is. The day-to-day realities of actually living with someone are much different from online or any other sort of communication as he found out.
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What they say about not knowing someone until you live with them is the absolute truth.
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This probably happens a lot these days. Still, at some point you have to take a risk. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.
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Well we both had sort of the same idea…the on line love connection yours was a bit different than mine.
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sigh. that’s reality right there… it’s so sad… but watcha gonna do, right? people need to take risks and just see how it all works out… great story
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Yup. Thanks
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In day-to-day life, there is little or no room for fantasy… Wonderful story!
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Thanks
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I really like this story. Day to day life can kill a romance built on fantasy. That’s why so many relationships when an affair partner becomes a spouse, they relationship crashes and burns.
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Relationships are hard
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You never can tell until you are confined to the same space. Nice Job.
Tom
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Confined to the same space…yikes…just reading those words makes me want to take flight!
Thanks for stopping by.
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LOL…..That is what it feels like sometimes!
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Perhaps this is why I remain single. OMG..it really isn’t them it’s me! lol
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died a little with every outburst… that sums it up. Time to go.
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Yeah…have you ever heard of the crazy/hot factor?
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Dear Dawn,
The fantasy is easier to live with than the real thing, isn’t it? Nice job. Thanks for your kind comments on my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I only speak the truth.
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on the internet people fall in love with the fantasy of who they want to be.
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Actually IRL too.
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yes sadly. On the net it’s a little easier to pretend though.
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Nicely done, reality reflected.
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Thanks Sandra.
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what’s really sad is when someone leaves someone else for this situation, and then it doesn’t work out. well done.
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Thanks Rich.
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These types of reality are not reflected in the 120 minutes alotted to television or motion picture love stories. The relationships that continue for years are blessed to have partners interested in making it work.
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That is key.
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risk taking has it disadvantages, but it’s worth it. Otherwise how would you know? Great story.
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Right. How would you know.
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A pang of truth tucked in there, perhaps?
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Aaahhhh isn’t there always?
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The dread of everyday catching up, and passion never wins. Sad truth.
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Shake it ff and move on!
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Exactly.
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I wish I had ever done that in my life! I hang on to heartache as if it were an offspring.
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That is a scary thing to do! (I’m such a wuss 😉 )
And you write, too!
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Young and in love makes a difference.
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Brilliant take..shows that online friendship and face-to-face relationships are different..
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Very different.
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Another love story. There seems to be quite a mix with this prompt. Great job.
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Thanks Shirley.
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I like this line: “but the fantasy and the dreams died a little with every outburst.” I think ‘fantasy’ usually clouds perceptions in long-distance relationships. Those involved may only see the good side, without any of the face-to-face outbursts that come with reality.
Well done!
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Thank you A.
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This tale has a truth about it that is very engaging. The line about ‘the fantasy and the dreams died a little with every outburst’ is one that many people will recognise. Well done!
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Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. What’s a boy to do? Well done.
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Thank you.
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So often the rush of the getting to know a person better collides with the reality that they are not meant to do so under the same roof.
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I’ve had such revelations myself.
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I feel so bad for him . . . he gave up everything to be with her, and now he has to give up everything again and start over.
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He’s young. He’ll bounce back. She’s the one that will be devastated.
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Like they say, “Lock your dog and wife in the trunk of a car and see which one is happy to see you an hour later.”
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LOL
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“I hang on to heartache as if it were an offspring.” Like your post but also like this from your comments.
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Thanks I just wish it weren’t true.
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Our Internet persona is often much different than our real one 8^). Nice one.
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Lol…cute comic! Thanks for sharing.
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Excellent piece, well written, probably true to life.
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Probably, o may people “date” via the Internet theses days, you gotta think it happens.
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Dear Dawn,
I can hear Billy Joel singing “It’s just a fantasy….” as the soundtrack to his departure. Still and all, at least they tried. You can’t get to the position of having to leave without first giving love a shot. Nice story.
Aloha,
Doug
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Nothing ventured nothing gained.
Thanks Doug.
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I wonder how many times that happens every year? I liked your story, very well written and enjoyable.
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Thanks, I’ll bet it happens a lot.
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guess the honeymoon phase is over…now i wonder what will happen. you leave the imagination to wonder and wonder…well done. ❤
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Thank you.
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you’re quite welcome. 🙂
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Reality comes crashing down…
Well written. 🙂
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Thanks.
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