Broken Love

As she dances into the spotlight, her long skirt trails behind her looking like an ocean wave at sunset. The shadows connect and for a moment the space under her chin makes a heart, but the image quickly disappears. The spotlight flickers but nobody notices. The crowd is too enthralled by her dance. Except for him. He notices, and the shadows stay on his face longer than anyone else’s. It’s his fault. She stumbles in her dance as pain shoots through her ankle. Nobody notices that, either.

Sections: Confused, Fiction, Lonely, Sad, Short Stories