Watching from above
Author: Genta ~ gentah@yahoo.com
Distribution: My friends haven, WWE_ATS_BTVS_Complete... anywhere else just ask
Disclaimer: I own no one... I got
the idea from a challenge
Characters: Jay Reso (Christian); Linda McMahon, Stephanie McMahon
Summary: A short story (500 words or less) about betrayal,
where the main character is a widow, the objects are a locket
and a picture, and the place is a train station.
Watching from Above
He could
not believe that he was going to do this. Jay was an expert at this but seeing
what he toke and whom he toke it from made his heart work. He was a thief by
night and an appraiser by day. He knew the value of the locket the widow was
wearing. Her husband had brought it in two years ago. He wanted to sell it for
extra money. Times were tight and he had accumulated some medical bills. The
man stated he did not have long to live. He wanted to leave his wife in a
comfortable position. Jay was astonished at the price of such a simple locket.
It was a turn of the century locket. It was kept in very excellent condition.
He had under priced it on purpose and had all intentions of making a profit for
himself. But something had stopped him. He considered that it might be his
conscience but thought otherwise. He remembered opening the locket and seeing
the picture of the husband and the wife. He knew what he had to do.
Jay
glanced around the train station. It was unusually slow for a Friday. He sighed
as he realized things never go as planned. Then he noticed her at she tugged
her luggage through the terminal. He had found out that her husband had passed
away two months ago. She was moving to live with her daughter. She had sold
most of the items though auction. She had kept many personal items. He caressed
the velvet box and knew there was one more thing she needed before she left. He
walked across the station and stopped a few inches away from her. He inched
closer and slipped the box into her bag. He turned and hastily moved out of the
train station.
Linda sat
on the train. She realized this was a new beginning. She was going to leave
with Stephanie. Stephanie had found love a little later in life than she had.
She was going to help with the children and to have companionship with
Stephanie. Linda reached in her bag for the book she had picked up to read
along the way. She was caught off guard but the velvet she felt. She pulled out
the velvet box and was astounded. She had not packed it. She begin to panic
that may be it fell into her bag by mistake. She could not resist temptation
and opened the box. Tears came to her eyes when she noticed the locket. It was
given to her by the one man that loved her. She noticed the note and read it
carefully. Her hand instinctively went to her mouth. She laid the note to one
side and picked up her locket. She opened and saw him.
The
letter simply stated: I return this to the rightful owner. I attempted a
betrayal and now I need to set it straight. It was unsigned but Linda knew it
was a sign from him. Even from above, he would always be with her…