It was the most beautiful dive I had ever seen.
I knew she practised hard every day. Which is why she was simply the best. Before the athletics team selections, I came to watch her final practice session. She loved to practice when no one was around. Her dive had been absolutely perfect. I had no chance of being selected when up against her. Such a prodigy was born once in a hundred years. Which is why I almost regretted slipping the live electric wire into the pool.
Well, almost …
Word Count: 90
Prompt:
The Dark Netizen 
I just knew you couldn’t just leave it as that perfect dive without something bad happening to her! 🙂
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Yikes, I wasn’t expecting that. I hope it does her no good at all and that she fails anyway!
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Jealousy is definitely behind many unsound decisions. Good take on the prompt.
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Oh, you masty Dark Netizen 🙂
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Yeah, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop 🙂 Nasty, jealous person who probably won’t win anyway because she’s stood around watching the other girl practice instead of doing her own practicing.
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A terrible thing, jealousy. Compounded with the instinct to kill… well…
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I knew nothing as perfect as this was going to remain spolied. Thanks to your ending,you’ve ended such perfection. Good one.
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Hate and jealousy and wanting something without the willingness to put in the work. A sad commentary.
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A shocking story – well, almost…!
Rosey, a joke and some wine!.
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I was kind of expecting a twist when you were so effusive in your praise. Now that I know, who will save you from jail?
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Hahaha! 😉
You could be next on the list! 😀
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Shivers! Well-written story of the perils of envy. Hopefully, it will come around.
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Thanks so much, Brenda! 🙂
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Ohhh, such a dark turn! Well done!
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Thanks so much, Jewel! 🙂
Just trying to live up to my name! 😉
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How does ambition become so evil?
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It just takes a few whispers from your dark side! 😀
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Ha! Ha! That’s a wicked dark tale, nice one.
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Thanks so much, Subroto! 🙂
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Every single time you shock me! 😉 FYI I tagged you for a “Finish the story” challenge https://iwriteher.com/2019/05/23/finish-the-story-11-the-recruit-part-11-fts-thws/ Would love it if you would do Part 12~ 🙂
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Thank You, Susi! 🙂
Looking into it now!
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Yay!!! 😀
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I’m sorry I still haven’t been able to contribute to the story, with me being tied up in traveling… 😦
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Should I tag another or will you be able to?
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Do tag someone else, Susi!
I would hate it if I cannot do justice to it! 😦
Sorry again! Definitely the next time! 🙂
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Dark and how! 🙂 happy office-reading.
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Thanks so much Smiley! 😀 😀
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