It’s my second time taking part in the Sunday Photo Fiction. Below is the picture which inspired me to write the following 100-word flash fiction, although according to the rules, you can write up to 200 words. Thank you Susan for hosting and Terri Smeigh for the photo prompt.
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Happy Anniversary
My husband raised his gold-rimmed champagne flute. ‘Happy anniversary, darling.’
I smiled, in spite of the partying and the other women, because I had learned to play my part.
A reporter approached as planned. ‘Senator, a few words for Celebrity Night?’
‘I’d like to thank my wife for twenty years of love and support.’
‘It’s been a pleasure, my love,’ I replied, although I wished we were back at the highway diner where he proposed.
He promised eternal love and I believed all our dreams would come true. Be careful what you wish for, I thought as my heart wept.
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Rereading Jane Eyre 
Sometimes a life of fame and fortune isn’t worth the sad price that’s paid for it
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Exactly, sadly, all that glitters is not gold… Thank you for reading and commenting, Larry:)
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If only she had been aware of his ambitions – life in the spotlight can’t be easy.
Keith’s Ramblings is but a click away!
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No, it can’t, even though she’s playing along well enough… Thanks for reading and commenting:)
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Ah, looking back to happier times, before everything went sideways. Her sense of feeling trapped in a situation she never wanted really comes across.
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Yes, she really feels as if she has everything she dreamed of but not the way she expected. It’s sad. I was thinking of someone I know. I hope she doesn’t feel that way in 20 years’ time…
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Dreams can sometimes turn sour like that, it’s true.
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Fantastic! Hope you keep participating.
I’ve only recently come back to the Sunday posts and am adding a Friday Foto Flash on my blog. Hope you’ll check it out this Friday and join in!
DB McNicol
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Thank you for your warm welcome😍 I’ll try to take part often. Sometimes life gets a bit hectic, but I love reading and writing flash fiction!
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