This is an entry for the Fifty Word Story Challenge coordinated by @jayna.
The prompt this week: field
As @jayna informed me last week, although we don't necessarily have to use the prompt word in the story (the prompt word can just be an inspiration or a theme for the story), I feel I want to try my best to incorporate the word in the story in a normal, realistic fashion.
I sighted down my rifle.
Clear the town. Kill the enemies. Go home.
The war was done. I was done. I wanted to go home.
There. Someone running. Just a shadow in my rifle’s field of view. I pulled the trigger.
A girl tumbled to earth amidst her pink dress.
Title image by @negativer using Canva and Pixabay image.
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