From Tracie: Crack

Monday, July 15, 2013

Crack

His hands became gentle.
His words sounded like love.

He did not notice her studying him through her almost-closed lashes.
He kept his countenance carefully blank, but she knew where to find the crack - in his eyes.

She sought it out, and found his true feelings.
Hate shined through.

He would hit her again.


Trifecta Writing Prompt:
Crack - a narrow break : fissure

22 comments:

  1. Painful but very well-written! 'Crack' is a word that seems to suggest pain.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Powerful. Thank you for linking up! Mary Beth

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh, yikes! Well done. It's amazing how much you can convey with just a few lines, Tracie. I impressed, as usual! --Lisa

    ReplyDelete
  4. Shows the people I've been around lately - I came here wondering why you were doing a drug-related post....!

    Very well done though :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Yikes! That was a bit of a twist. I hope she leaves before he does hit her again. Powerful!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Well written and sad, good use of the word :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. What menacing eyes he must have had!

    ReplyDelete
  8. What a horrible relationship to be stuck in.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Not all who are in this situation have the "vision" to see the situation as it truly is. But then even when they do, the courage to turn away is hard to summon.

    ReplyDelete
  10. very powerful in so few words.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Sadly, the woman usually will stay and take the abuse. This hit home for me. Well written and thought provoking.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Wow, such a sad and powerful story in such few words. Great use of words and great use of drawing the reader's emotions!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Powerfully done! So much said so simply.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I hope this did not come from personal experience.

    ReplyDelete
  15. I had a bad feeling right from the first line...Powerful piece.

    ReplyDelete
  16. You get right to the heart of things, Tracie--very powerful piece.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Holy moly! Left me with a real feeling of dread. Nice job with very few words.

    ReplyDelete
  18. well done; this piece draws the emotions.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Scary! But I'm optimistic that she is on the way out, no longer thinking that those soft words and touches are anything but a con job. Love this tight little story!

    ReplyDelete