DRABBLE CHALLENGE ~ WHAT IF ?
Ten years of emptiness , of torture , of wondering , what if ?
What if she had been firmer , harder , stood her ground , refused to budge ? What if the father had intervened , refused to let the boy go ? Ten years of what ifs crowded her heart and soul . "What if , what if," whispered and nudged , played havoc with her mind .
The urge to end it all was a patient bystander in this private war , waiting , anticipating , fuelled by the what-if demons threatening to consume her . It would be so easy to leave … escape … find a place with no voices … a haven …
What if …
What happened with the boy? Her?
The boy didn’t return … there was an accident … 🙁
wonderful piece!
feels like a juncture, a time to choose!
Thanks Tara ! Yes , that is the general idea and mood …
"What ifs" can certainly be destructive. Her pain really comes across well, Mish. Great work…as always! I was thinking she may have given the child up for adoption and that's haunted her all these years.
That’s an interesting thought … it can be interpreted in so many ways … thanks R ! 🙂
The painful "What If's?" that so many of us have in life. This exudes
pain and suffering. A very intense write.
Isadora
Thanks Izzy . I’m sure that every individual can identify with the piece … fill in his/her own story in the blank places …
Pain/suffering is a universal theme which brings us together … 🙂