‘Here come the waterworks,’ David sneers.
My chest burns as I fight to keep tears inside.
‘Honestly, Jeanie, a child could cut better than you.’
He holds up a slice of bread, wedged and full of holes.
‘A pig wouldn’t eat this.’
‘You are,’ I whisper.
‘I. Am. What?’
‘A pig.’
Courage stutters through my veins. I swipe the bread knife and jab it towards him.
‘Think very carefully about what you’re doing, Jeanie.’
And I do.
For about three seconds.
And as I scrub blood from the kitchen floor I wonder what to have for tea. A ham sandwich perhaps?
Written for Friday Fictioneers. A 100 word story inspired by a photo prompt. Read the other entries here.
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See..it was easy. That’s what I keep telling women…don’t put up with nonsense. Do something. Nice ending.
We all have a breaking point! Thanks.
Men don’t half get a hard time on FF. That’s my second dead bloke in three stories. Was it something we said…lol. Good one.
Yes my husband’s cowering in the corner (after cutting his own bread)! Thanks.
Ha! Funny!
Sometimes a girls gotta’ do what a girls gotta’ do. I wonder how many people are pushed to this kind of breaking point after years of physical or mental abuse or a bad combination of both.
More than we probably hear about I suspect. It’s very sad.
And scary!
Tea and a ham sandwich, a perfect match. Well done.
Thanks Amy.
I adore the irony of eating a ham sandwich after killing a pig.
Thanks Melanie. Maybe she ate the husband!
poor chap, i guess he didn’t know what was coming. 😦
He won’t be complaint again!
Sandwiched: what a way to go!
Clever piece Louise.
Thank you Mick.
next time I eat a ham sandwich… this is surely gonna come to my mind 😉
Hope it hasn’t put you off!
🙂 hope not!
What a great little piece of flash to wake up to!!
Fun last line indeed. He had it coming for sure.
He did. Thanks.
Dear Louise,
I girl can only take so much of that. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle.
Breaking point came to her with dire consequences. In a few words you got across the torture she has been suffering for a long time.
Thank you Sally. I tried.
I really like the way we see her courage build. I’m not sure I would condone her action, but still, a great story.
Thanks Claire.
She’s been pushed too far. I like how she turns her mind to the mundane after mopping up what’s left of David. In shock, perhaps?
Or relief maybe? Thanks.
Ham sandwich and a dead pig. Maybe she has been rasher than she should be.
Brilliant!
Bread knife, serrated edge. A particularly nasty choice for exacting revenge. But I’m not sure I’d want a taste of that ham (or dead pig).
Me neither Dave! Thanks.
Too much of work for her. Now she can certainly have ham sandwich at peace. Well done. 🙂
Thanks Norma.
Just desserts. And I’d have liver pate, not ham.
That made me cringe!
Three seconds can be a long time, enough for him to be sufficiently surprised, shocked… and dead. But what to do with the body? Ham sandwich, hm?
It was a good idea at the time!
A dead pig and then she eats a ham sandwich…blokes have a bad rep in FF…
Good story!
Thanks Francesca. They do a bit.
Ug, glad I’m mostly a vegetarian after this piggy went to slaughter. No ham for me.
T
Me neither! Thanks Tracey.
All because he criticized her for slicing the bread poorly?
He might have had a point; even though he got it.
I think he has been wearing her down for years. Thanks for reading.
A ham sandwich…oh my..they made me laugh.
Thanks Dawn.
See now, that’s why I buy my bread pre-cut.
Probably wise! Thanks
Love it. I hope she has a big freezer as she could be eating ham for a long time.
Me too or he will start to smell! Thanks.
How would you explain something like that? You were cutting the bread and the knife slipped? Well written, Louise. 🙂 — Suzanne
Anything’s possible when I try to cut bread! Thanks Suzanne.
He certainly was a pig. Nice portrayal of her ongoing misery, and a great ending. She just snapped. A girl can only take so much.
Will all have our limits. Thanks Margaret.