_&quot;Look!&quot; She squeals. &quot;A duckie, it's a duckie!&quot;_ _I nod and smile, knowing how much she loves ducks, laughing at how silly she looks, getting down and quacking in her excitement. &quot;C'mon, Devon,&quot; I grab her hand and try to pull her along, but she plants her feet._ _&quot;Can't we take a picture? Please?&quot; Grudgingly I pull out my camera, snap a picture of the small animal. &quot;I think his name is Melvin,&quot; she giggles. &quot;Hi Melvin! Hi duckie!&quot;_ Looking back, I still have that picture of Melvin, standing tall and regal, almost as though he knew he was being photographed. It's taped up on my wall now, where I can see it every morning. I don't know why I took it. I don't know why I let her talk me into taking a picture of that stupid duck. Maybe she knew it was the last picture on the roll of film. Maybe she knew. Maybe she knew he would find her that day. Maybe she knew it was the end. Maybe she knew, that every time I see that picture, I see her eyes staring out at me. Did she know I'd cry? Oh, Devon... 2008-08-23T18:41:12Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/22349 <p>Wow&#8230; That&#8217;s amazing. How you got that from the photo, I&#8217;ll never know!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=89166 2008-08-23T18:41:12Z OrangeOreos http://ficlets.com/authors/orangeoreos <p>Very intriguing take on the photo</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=53859 2008-04-02T17:18:38Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>oh wow, thats so sad</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=43726 2008-02-25T03:26:28Z wytherwings http://ficlets.com/authors/wytherwings <p>I sequeled, hope you like it!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=43653 2008-02-24T23:13:47Z Mistress Elsha Hawk http://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawk <p>so sadddd. This ficlets says one moment can change everything. Everything changed when she met him.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=43629 2008-02-24T22:07:50Z Blusparrow http://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrow <p>Powerful. Wow. It&#8217;s wonderful to see a Ficlet from you, Someday. Loves ya http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=43594 2008-02-24T20:47:41Z emma jo_234 http://ficlets.com/authors/emmaj <p>Awww, that&#8217;s sad! I really wanna know what happened 2 her!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=43559 2008-02-24T19:40:27Z flute faerie http://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061 <p>Very heartbreaking imagining all the possiblities that could have happened to Devon! Like Kermit said, that was powerfully sweet..<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=43534 2008-02-24T17:29:28Z .:band baby:. http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbaby <p>powerfully sweet, sentimental.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/22349?basename=43519 2008-02-24T16:28:08Z Kermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf