Credit: The Storyteller’s Abode
Dearest Abigail,
Just as I feared, all that I predicted in my last letter has come true. I have been found guilty of treason in a secret trial and await sentencing. I know not what news about my circumstances have reached the outside world, but my heart aches at the shame I fear you have had to face because of me.
I managed to bribe a guard and can only hope this letter has reached you safely. If you’re reading this my love, once again I beg for your forgiveness, but as a man of honor I had no choice but to stand up for the truth. I wear my country’s uniform with pride but could not blindly follow orders that contradicted my moral values.
Abigail dear, I doubt we will ever meet again and so I say my last, painful goodbye.
I selfishly ask you not to ever forget me but to also find another who will keep you forever happy.
Yours eternally,
Elliot James McLeod.
For Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
I didn’t want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, ‘Why did you do that?’ This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day – Muhammad Ali (boxer)
Dollops of Heedful Ramblings 
Oh gosh…nooo is there no chance for a happy ending between Abigail and Elliot?
Haha!.. Alas! For now they must part…but you never know! 🙂
How sad! Elliot is being imprisoned because he stood up for his moral values. This is sad for him and for his beloved. Great story S!
Thank you! It takes a lot of sacrifice to stand up for what’s right!
That’s true!
Great response SW..enjoyed this very much….
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it! ☺
Now that’s a powerful letter. Great work.
Thank you so much! ☺
Such a terrible letter to have to write. Down the centuries sadly many individuals must have faced such a tortuous end.
Very true! Sadly, those who had the courage to stand up for what’s right, in defiance of their rulers, must have indeed faced such an end.
Many good thoughts mixed in here. Standing up for things will always mean others will want to sit you down permanently.
Very true, standing up for what’s right means you have to confront such hostile acts that put you down Thanks for reading!
Wonderfully written!
Thank you so much! ☺
I just read the letter that preceded this one…wow! Such emotional and moral depth.
Thanks a lot for reading! Hope remains when such individuals refuse to compromise on what’s morally right!
You’re welcome! Yes, I agree!
That makes it so difficult. She probably loves him all the more forcstanding up for his morals, but he could and will probably die for it. That’s the most difficult part. Wonderful Write!
Thank you! Unfortunately it does take sacrifice to stand up against injustice.
Elliot sounds like a brave and upstanding man, one worthy of Abigail’s love. The letter is such a sad one, and it seems they have no future together. A ‘painful goodbye’ indeed. Well written.
Taking the moral high ground does involve a painful sacrifice at times Thanks a lot for reading!
Good job!
Thank you so much for reading! 🙂