BESSIE’S
CHANCE
‘Those
bloody gypsies are back in the bottom field,’ Frank growled, ‘they’ll be the
death of me!’
Bessie wished
that it was true. Since mum died she’d been forced into taking her place, in
the kitchen and upstairs, but with the nearest town thirty miles away
she was trapped – until now. She’d seen the gypsies earlier and noticed the
appreciative gleam in one young man’s dark eyes.
She poured Frank’s
whiskey liberally that night and crept out after he’d gone to sleep.
The cows complaining
they hadn’t been milked woke Frank next morning, by which time Bessie was long
gone.
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Good luck to poor Bessie.
ReplyDeleteI guess she thought anything would be an improvement.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent!
DeleteThanks Susan! You've left me wondering what you said and removed :)
DeleteMaybe the young man with the dark eyes appreciated her a smidge too much?
ReplyDeleteOr just enough?
DeleteFrank left exactly where he should be, on his own.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly.
DeleteA modern fairy tale. She ran away with the gypsies
ReplyDeleteAnd a good thing too, in my view.
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteGood on Bessie for finding a way to escape.
Shalom,
Rochelle
She was lucky - I'd have walked the 30 miles to town!
DeleteHope the gypsies are a welcoming lot!
ReplyDeleteIf they're not, she can leave them too when she's far enough away from home.
Deletethere is that...
DeleteA new beginning dawns!
ReplyDeleteHer life can be what she makes of it now, instead of slavery to her father.
DeleteDrastic situations call for drastic measures. I'd say he was lucky to wake up at all. Now it's the traveling life for her. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, she didn't need to be fleeing a murder rap for the rest of her life!
DeleteRun Bessie, run! Hope her life with the gypsies is better than the one she is leaving.
ReplyDeleteI think she'll make it so. Thanks for commenting.
DeleteThe great escape ... good for Bessie.
ReplyDeleteA new beginning for her. Nicely done ...
Have a wonderful weekdend.
Isadora ��
Thank you, Isadora. Hope your weekend is good too ☺️
DeleteI'm cheering for Bessie too. I hope the promise in the young man's dark eyes is fulfilled and she doesn't find herself worse off. Well told.
ReplyDeleteOnly time will tell. Thanks Margirene.
DeleteFrank is lucky he's still alive. Good storytelling, Liz.
ReplyDeleteHe is. I'd have fed him to the pigs long ago!
DeleteWith Frank forcing Bessie into taking over her mum's "full" role, I'm rather hoping that the young man can be persuaded to pop over and quietly "take Frank out". After all, the nearest town is 30 miles away - who'd know?
ReplyDeleteIndeed - see my previous comment!
DeletePoor Frank, not to mention the cows.
ReplyDeleteFrank got less than he deserved, and it'll do him food to have to milk the cows himself.
Deletethe great escape? we'll have to wait and see.
ReplyDeleteShe'll be fine, trust me!
DeleteServes Frank right. I hope Bessie has a great time.
ReplyDeleteShe will - àt least she chose her gypsy lover!
DeleteI like to think this is a story Bessie and her man will tell their grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteThat's a happy thought.
DeleteReading through the comments on the way to the comment form, I would like to second all those who would like to see Frank dealt with. I like that idea much. Great story!
ReplyDeleteAnne from annehiga.com
Thanks Anna, I think your vote takes us to a majority in favour of dire punishment!
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