The abandoned car was a haven to the young twins: a place to escape the yelling, the unpredictably of drunken parents, the fear. Within the unused vehicle, they could whisper their dreams, their hopes. They would huddle together on the back seat, hoping to remain unseen and unnoticed.
However, their hopes were futile.
Their mother’s screams echoed in the forest when she discovered their burnt bodies. She had been in a drunken haze when their father had set the abandoned car on fire and had not protected her children. She never touched alcohol again.
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2019
(This post was inspired by Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle. The challenge asks for bloggers to write a story in 100 words or less in response to the photo prompt.)
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I wasn’t ready for that twist at the end.
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An inspired one! When I began writing it was not what I intended 😄
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Wow. A powerful story.
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Thank you so much John.
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Wow! That’s a sad story but domestic violence and parental abuse is sad reality of life.
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It certainly is.
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Struth … A shocker one things for sure we can safely say … none were expecting that. 😲 well done.
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Thank you for that 😊
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Oh no! I did NOT see that one coming. What a horrible end (but well-written story).
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Thank you so much Dale. The mom, I imagine, lives the rest of her life with regret.
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This is indeed a shocker.
Regards, SLSM. 🙂
https://stilllovedstillmissed.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/in-search-of-love/
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I do enjoy a good twist 🙂
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Dark, Colline. Good but dark.
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Gald you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading.
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Dear Colline,
What a tragic end to a well written piece.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle. Sometimes tragedy is an expected outcome in households like these unfortunately.
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Short and powerful.. well written
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Thank you Lisa 🙂
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Great twist!
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Thank you 😊
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Wow, that was unexpected. How tragic for those young twins.
Great read!
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Thank you so much! Definitely a tragic ending.
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