How do you run away from your past when it’s tied firmly to your future?
“He is my BF Dad. I know him like the back of my hand”, she had said as Robert revved the car engine impatiently in her driveway. The lines of worry on her father’s face- the map of her future. She was 19 then.
She glances a peek at Robert as they drive back home. On his granite profile wrinkles run like a maze.
She looks at the back of her hand…was that mole always there? is it new? why hadn’t I noticed it before?
— end —
BF – stands for “Best Friend”. I noticed the BF19 in the license plate of the antique car and used it as the base of this story. Exactly 100 words!
PHOTO PROMPT – © Al Forbes
More details about this photo-based writing challenge run by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is available here:
https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2016/02/24/26-february-2016/
For other stories , written by fellow ‘Friday Fictioneers’ for the same photo-prompt, click the froggy below:
Roots & Water 
She doesn’t know him that well then!
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But it felt like she did at 19. Thanks for reading.
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I think there are certain moment that just keeps coming back… and suddenly time has passed.
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Yes, that happens…this time doesn’t stop for us at all. Thanks for reading.
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oh-uh, in some cultures, moles signify something either good or bad.
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…and all moles needs to be watched according to the doctors.
Thanks for reading.
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I loved the bit about the ‘lines of worry’ being a ‘map of her future’. Nicely done.
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Thank you Sandra.
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Dear Ansumani,
We have such clear-cut ideas when we’re 19, don’t we? Life has a way of changing them. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Life takes it own circuitous way indeed. Thanks for reading Rochelle.
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I agree with Sandra. “Lines of worry being a map of her future” told the whole story. Excellent piece. Bravo.
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Thank you Russell.
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That previously un-noticed mole should have been a warning sign after her “know him like the back of my hand” comment 🙂
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The warning signs are usually there but those are effective only when you notice them in time.
Thanks for reading.
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A life span in just few sentences. Great accomplishment.
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Thank you!
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Good story great description, Ansumani. I guess we never know someone as well as we think, Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne. We might know someone well at one point in time…but they change …and so do we 🙂
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She was right, she did know him as well as the back of her hand: not very well. Moving story with great lines.
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Thanks Gah. Sometimes we have to start with knowing ourselves better 🙂
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Ah, yep; like the back of the hand. Really felt like a teens pov, right down to naivete and i-cant-be-wrong thought pattern. Nice touch, her realising that she doesn’t remember the back of her hand.
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Thank you.
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I, too, like the lines of worry being the map of the future. The world looks so different when you’re 19. You are so clever. I didn’t even notice the license plate. Great piece.
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Thank you Amy.
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I love this, from the opening question to “The lines of worry on her father’s face- the map of her future” and to her thinking she knows him like the back of her hand. It’s amazing that this inspired by a license plate, Great Job!
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Thank you 🙂
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Your welcome 😀
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Quite observant of the license plate – BF 19. It served you well in the story. A clever twist to the photo prompt. I enjoyed reading it. Well done …
Isadora 😎
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Thank you Isadora. For some reason the license plate stood out for me and it became the focal point.
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I love that you saw that BF19 and your story evolved from there. It certainly made it interesting.
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Thanks Dawn.
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A wonderfully thought out piece, Ansumani. Subtle yet powerful.
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Thanks Carolyn.
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Well done!
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