Three Words of Doom

This is an older piece but one of my favorites. The challenge here was to write a story using only 100 words and there could be no repeat of ANY word. It was actually pretty tough but here it is, 100 words exactly with no word used more than once:


Three words of doom; Love, hate, death. Conjointly they destroyed one poor man...

Two strangers crossed paths with attentions unpaid, yet a tug from forces unknown compelled them both into reaction. He looked up at her, the other vice versa, igniting some distant burning lust residing inside. An instant forever changing their lives. Hearts quickly merged for many years through that fate. However, anger would soon take over, consuming such passion. She had been seducing another while promised to him. Now his devotion faltered allowing intense outrage it’s reign. Bullets flew dispatching bilaterally, leaving naught but lonely anguish and torment...