She told him to go but he demanded to stay
Hardly knew him yet he put hands on her
At first she was eager to get to meet him
Another sunny day in the mid town park
Trees lined the trail they twice had walked
Today was a different sobering event
as he pushed her into concealing brush
laid out on top of her hard and heavy
until the hatpin left her hat
blunged it straight through his back
into his heart and now a crime
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dVerse prompt using 1920s mugshot
wordshophop 
Ohhhhh…..so well done! The tale is told and I keep reading wanting to know how it ends. The idea of the hatpin is perfect for this time period and this photo. I have an amazing photo of my grandmother with the most beautiful hat on…and I actually have the hatpin she used with it…they both have a place of honor on my bookshelf. So glad you posted with this prompt…I LOVE your take on it! And — interesting that she was the vulnerable, the one who was attacked (even though she knew him) and she ends up in jail. The twist of the hatpin…..could be the name of a novella! 🙂
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She didn’t deserve what he did. The ending hung in the air before finally coming forth in black and white. Nicely told!
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AHA! He got his just rewards. A new meaning to being pinned!
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They knew how to make a mean hat pin in those days.
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I would have gone for the throat with that pin, but the back might work as well.
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That’s a mighty long hat pin. If she didn’t need it for her assailant, she could skewer shish kabob
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Yesss! Take that, jerk!
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Yes – hope she got off on self-defense
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Oh! Such a tragic story. But inspiring in a way. Well done giving her an amazing story.
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Her trial could be even more tragic
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Yes, could be!
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