PHOTO PROMPT – © Adam Ickes
Word Count: 100 words of text, exactly
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Long Walk
©August 12th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram
I remember the clouds that day. The sky shone like my mother’s eyes, when she told us to be good, to always listen to Dad. She told us to stay inside the house. She told us to give Dad her letter. She reminded us to say our prayers. She said she loved us. Her eyes were wet.
Then, she walked away with her suitcase, her pretty dress fluttering in the breeze. At the other end of the boardwalk, a car waited. She got into it, and it drove off.
I will never leave you, I think, holding my girls close.
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It’s been horribly hot, but FF beckons, and I cannot resist the call. Thank you, Rochelle, for always urging us on with your gracious example, and your moving stories! This is a very evocative photo-prompt. Thank you, Adam Ickes, for the picture.