Thank you to Charli at Carrot Ranch for this week’s prompt.
Future Days
It was getting harder, preparing care packages, mementos, conjuring sweet sayings, keeping her hand steady to write. Sitting even became a struggle.
“Please, Casey, please write this one,” Bea implored.
“You must tell him.”
“We’ve been through this. I want him home safe.”
Casey penned Bea’s words, her own hand trembling.
“The blooming daffodils smell of spring, remind me of you,” Bea dictated.
Casey’s heart clenched. Bea hadn’t been outside in days.
“I imagine future days we’ll walk, hands clasped.”
Weeks later, Casey gazed across the meadow, where a trick of light revealed a couple, hand-in-hand, picking poppies.
Together.
end (99 words)
Who was the couple? Have to ask.
Bea and her husband. I tried to make a subtle (maybe too subtle) to Bea passing and then her husband died in war. Thank you for reading. 🙂
I read it again and now I understand. A little slow today. 🙂
PS Meant to say I liked your story.
Thank you, Susan. It’s hard to get some things across in 99 words! 🙂
I got it. It’s a good take on the prompt, the with holding of information to protect the soldier.
A poignant story. Well done.
Thanks so much, D.! 🙂
What a selfless thing to do, keeping another’s spirits up to live even if she wasn’t going to.
I’d like to think that’s the stuff of true love. 🙂 Thanks, Charli!