99 word prompt : Bench
January 23, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a park bench. Use this gif to choose a timeframe and write the story behind that particular scene. Use the time as your title. Go where the prompt leads!
If you want to participate, here’s the link: CARROT RANCH
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Etched in a marble bench were the words, “Donated by Jacob Smith 1942 in memory of Pearl.”
Ruby had played in the park while her mother sat on this bench in 1950. Her husband proposed to her on this bench in 1965. Every one of her 4 children sat on this bench with her, or played on the new slides and swings. Now, she grieved for her husband of 55 years newly buried.
Two kids around 13 snickered. “Someone needs to remove that eyesore.”
“Which one, the bench or the old lady?”
Her older sister, Pearl, would’ve been appalled.
😍😍😍😍 I’m going to do that right away 🥰😉
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Sounds like the two kids are the real eyesore.
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Absolutely!
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To be 13 and not yet know grief.
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My kids lost their father at an early age. By the time they were 13 they had a step-father. We divorced, and I married two more times. He still looks at them as his family and he lives in my daughter’s home. She adopted her husband’s children and they treat him well, too. A lot depends upon the child.
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There’s still time for them to learn some compassion.
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On the way to discovery, they’ll remember what they said.
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