Carrie realized as she walked in that she was forty-five minutes early, but she knew if she went back out to her car she might not go through with it, might let things continue as they had, avoid the confrontation altogether. Her mother had always said that Carrie took politeness too far. Actually, what she said was that Carrie took politeness to the point of masochism. “Killing with kindness shouldn’t mean suicide,” her mother told her.
Carrie watched out the window. The envelope of photographs from the detective agency was in her purse. She still could leave it there.
Dear J Hardy,
Killing with kindness shouldn’t be suicide…great line.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Good advice from mum. And a killer final three lines.
I agree with Rochelle, that’s a great line. Some people would do well to remember that. Good one!
Yes…love that line!
I also concur with Rochelle. Some things just need to be met head on.
I cannot help but agree that it is a great line!
A picture is worth a 1000 words… Chances are good, he’s not worth the 1000 words!
I also think “killing with kindness” shouldn’t mean suicide is a great line. Good story.
There’s a lot of tension in your story. Will she act or will she back off? You’ve told so much about her character and her situation in so few words. Well written.
Brilliant. Will she, won’t she?
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A great story … and the line by the mum is great … but there’s still hope for her, she did go to a detective agency ;-)