100-Word Semifinals: Filed Away

Filed Away

Neil didn’t want me to snoop, or did he?

I flipped open his laptop.

Our anniversary was next week, but I prayed for a receipt in his history anyway. The computer booted up to reveal a file. It was small--3.8MB. But its implications were not.

I sat in shock. I love my husband. He’s a good man, father, and teacher.

My fingers trembled as I saved the file to a flash drive for evidence. Community whispers echoed in my imagination. 

Jane—the pedophile’s wife.

Then, I did what any of you self-righteous readers would do. I deleted it for him.

Competition critera:

• Story must be a drama.

• Story has to include the act of saving a computer file.

• Story must include the word “flip.”