“Shared Loss”

Thank you again to 50 Word Stories for naming one of my pieces ‘Story of the Week’!

The news reader’s voice broke. She faltered, then started to cry. The camera cut away to a pre-edited package. This was no simple obituary. Regular programming was interrupted, because he was dead. Around the world, mourning had begun. I watched, eyes dry, and touched the scar he left that night.