"The sun certainly is bright coming through that break in the trees ahead," said Kyle as he walked along the tree-lined lane with his wife.
"Yes," she replied, "and it's playing tricks on my eyes. I don't remember the road taking a turn like that."
"That's odd, because I was thinking the same thing."
They looked back to get their bearings only to see themselves lying in the road, entwined in the erratic tracks of a car whose driver had lost control, and the crew of an ambulance in a frantic, but futile, attempt at revival.
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Terrific - I didn't see it coming.
It may be the darkest story I've ever written about sunshine! Thanks for reading!
Oh my days, what an ending and so unexpected and it gave me a bit of a chill too. You're very good at putting so much into a short post.
Thanks for the compliment! It's been a real learning experience on FSF. I get to see how others do it here and I've gotten quite an education from reading their work.