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MRS JENKINS' REFUSAL - a 100 word seasonal story

MRS JENKINS’ REFUSAL

“Mrs Jenkins refuses to go to bed!”
The Care Home manager soothed Hyacinth. “I should have told you – she always sits up on Christmas Eve.”
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Alone at last, Edna sank into cherished memories of a youth spent roaming the moors, doing her best to fulfil her father’s predictions of a ruined reputation.
Gnarled fingers twisted her wedding band. She’d had to settle down eventually, but she’d always yearned for her lost freedom.

A sound alerted her. He had come every Christmas without fail for sixty years – her gypsy lover with his string of horses.
This time she would leave with him.
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Thanks to Rochelle for the atmospheric photograph and for hosting Friday Fictioneers on her blog  https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/  from whence you can follow the link to read how other authors interpreted the photo prompt.



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33 comments:

  1. Helen Baggott 14/12/2016, 18:05

    Gosh, very moving.

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  2. brudberg14/12/2016, 21:08

    This is so moving... there is a so many lost opportunities in this (or maybe just dreams).

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  3. Helen Laycock15/12/2016, 07:37

    Oh, that pulls at the heartstrings, Liz.

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  4. Sandra Crook15/12/2016, 08:57

    Really loved that one. So very atmospheric - well done.

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    1. liz young15/12/2016, 10:10

      Thanks Sandra - I appreciate your praise!

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  5. Anonymous15/12/2016, 09:44

    Intriguing and touching take, a lifetime told in 100 words. Well done.

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  6. Linda D15/12/2016, 11:03

    Yes, Edna, you go. Time to live your dreams! Loved this.

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    1. liz young15/12/2016, 17:13

      She's followed her father's wishes for long enough. Thanks Linda.

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  7. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields15/12/2016, 12:36

    Dear Liz,

    Very touching story. Nicely done as always.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  8. Chioma15/12/2016, 15:29

    I love this a lot Liz.
    Livehomeandaway.

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  9. Dahlia16/12/2016, 07:41

    I can't help wishing she had left earlier...

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    1. liz young16/12/2016, 08:21

      It depends how sh'e planning to leave now.

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  10. Gah Learner16/12/2016, 19:11

    This is wonderful. There should be more, she has tales to tell before she leaves.

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    1. liz young17/12/2016, 12:16

      Thanks, Ga H - perhaps she's told allher stories and is ready to go now.

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  11. Dawn16/12/2016, 21:27

    What a wonderful story! It's kind of like mine..but much sweeter!

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  12. Alicia16/12/2016, 23:33

    Oh! I love this story. My favorite this week.

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    1. liz young17/12/2016, 12:17

      Wow - thank you Alicia, what a lovely compliment!

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  13. Patsy17/12/2016, 09:53

    I like her doing her best to deserve her father's predictions.

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  14. Clare Hempstead17/12/2016, 15:35

    She sounds quite a gal!

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    1. liz young18/12/2016, 13:27

      She certainly packed a lot of living into her life.

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  15. Susan A Eames17/12/2016, 19:53

    Oh, Lizy - you've excelled yourself this week!

    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

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  16. Subroto18/12/2016, 06:39

    Lovely story.

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  17. Dawn21/12/2016, 05:13

    Such a moving tale of lost hopes, Liz. Wonderful!

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