REGRETS
“Delphine always wanted to pilot her father’s plane and when he forgot his keys on her tenth birthday, she knew that taking off would be easy.”
Taking off is always the easy part, whether it's flying a plane, running from danger, or starting a project. It's the finish that can kill you.
Delphine learned the meaning of the word regret the day she stole her dad's plane. It wasn't the landing that taught her that important lesson; it was where she landed—a deserted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
For five years, she lived alone on a beautiful tropical isle and managed to avoid the poisonous snakes, the wild boars, even the Komodo dragons. But when she finally found the islands inhabitants, she couldn't escape being the guest of honor for dinner.
The cave had always frightened her, so she kept her distance, until the day she swore she saw Amelia Earhart run inside and she followed.
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Yolanda Renee © 2015
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Ooh, frightening! Looks like she learned her lesson a little too late. Great story!
ReplyDeleteWay too late, Hi nortina, thanks for stopping by!
DeleteEnjoyed this read. Great story.
ReplyDeleteThanks yarnspinnerr, It was fun to write.
DeleteScary! Another good one Yolanda! Thanks for writing again for the Mondays Finish the Story challenge, and be well... ^..^
ReplyDeleteHi Barb, thanks, love the challenges!
DeleteAvoid the natives of deserted islands, check!
ReplyDeleteCheck, exactly. Stay far, far away! Hi Pat!
DeletePoor Delphine - it didn't turn out well for her.
ReplyDeleteNope, not at all, but we now know what happened to Amelia!
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ReplyDeleteKomodo Dragons, how cool! The natives must have gotten tired of eating dragon.
Must have, you know white meat is always a delicacy. Ugh, can't believe I just wrote that.
DeleteHi Donna, thanks for stopping by!
GREAT story Yolanda! Horrorifically good!
ReplyDeleteThanks Priceless Joy, keep thinking about your Flash Fiction Challenge, but have so much on the plate already. :(
DeleteYikes!!!! What a horrible way to go. Though part of me wonders, did they go with a stew, or BBQ?
ReplyDeleteHi Ivy, you are too funny - don't have the answer - don't really want to go there! :)
DeleteScary story...Good twists in the story.
ReplyDeleteThanks ansumani, it needed something!
DeleteAll that and she became dinner.
ReplyDeleteShould have listened to that sixth sense and stayed away from that cave! Hi Alex, thanks for stopping by!
DeleteOops what a waste. I love Ivy's question.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo, Ivy's funny isn't she! Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteOh, that's creepy. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteHi lori, thanks!
DeleteOMG! Yolanda. Another nightmare coming up. Foolish girl! :-)
ReplyDeleteNeed tp put us a warning - I've got them in the morning and at night. "Only safe to read in the middle of the day." Hi Denise, thanks for stopping by.
DeleteThat was so good! I can see this as a full novel.
ReplyDeleteHey Chrys, not sure I'd want to write it - don't want to immerse myself in the horror too deeply! :)
DeleteWonderfully twisted ending. Amelia Earhart must look really good for her age.
ReplyDeleteDidn't put a date on the story, but she could've been a ghost? Lots of options. Hi Diane, thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWhen I first saw the title, I thought of the Sinatra song, My Way: "Regrets, I have a few..." But you sure went somewhere new and creepy! Yikes - and cool!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lexa, if you have to have regrets - hopefully it isn't this bad!
DeleteClever! Never follow Amelia Earhart. Ill-fated.
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon, I love your horror reviews - I just don't know how you read so much of it - I know I write it - but I don't immerse myself. LOL
DeleteHey Yolanda,
ReplyDeleteI know and I'm sorry you've had to wait so long for another comment from shy and humble me :)
Delphine should of waited just long enough for Penny the pawlet, the favourite pawlet from BlogAir,
Ignore me and thanks for a weirdly wacky and wonderful story from the inner depths of your imagination, Yolanda.
Gary :)
Gary, oh Gary, it is always good to see you no matter the day, date, or time. Love your comments, and miss Miss Penny the pawlet from BlogAir. I do love the flash fiction and making a story unique!
DeleteOnly 10 y/o!! And stranded for 5 years! Surprised she lived that long without her cell phone...Good Story, Yolanda.
ReplyDeleteHi Cathrina, maybe they didn't have cell phones! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWow, that was very dark! Poor little Delphine. And after surviving all that time, too :-(
ReplyDeleteI wonder if these really were the guys who ate Amelia Earhart?
That was scary. Poor Delphine. Two lessons lerned too late: don't fly alone when you don't have a license; don't go into caves on islands. Well done, Yolanda. :) --- Suzanne
ReplyDeleteHi Yolanda. I really like the dark twist you put on the story. Especially the last sentence -- gives you the creeps.
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