This is in response to a weekly challenge hosted by Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. The goal is to write a story between 100-150 (give or take 25 words) based on the provided photo.
This is a continued mini-series.
Chapters 1 – 11 on :
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Chapter 12
Our prompt photo for this week is graciously loaned to us by Ellespeth’s friend. Thank you!
Reunion
DeeGee looked out the hotel window and saw a group of students on the beach. It reminded her of the days she spent at the beach with her parents. She desperately wanted to see them, but had to stay at the hotel because of a migraine headache.
Damon entered the hospital room and saw his mother for the first time in over fourteen years. She was thin, pale and looked very weak. She looked at him with questionable eyes.
His mother cried and tried to reach out to Damon with trembling hands. She was saying my son, my son!
Even after fourteen years she knew in her heart that Damon was her son. He resembled the little boy he once was, and had grown up to become a man.
Damon reached for his mother and took her in his arms. His tears were heavy on his eye lashes and he blinked them away, but they kept falling on his lashes. He gently rocked her back and forth as she joined him with tears of joy as they comforted each other.
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Copyright © 2015 Written by Jessie Cross ~ All rights reserved
This is such a wonderful happy ending (if it is the end. Perhaps not because of DeeGee…) I’m looking forward to next week!!
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Thank you! There is more to come. I appreciate your interest.
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Wonderful story
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Thank you so much!
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A lovely, emotional reunion. It’s been a long time coming and its good to see mother and son together again. I, too, wonder whether this is the end.
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No end in sight just yet. Thank you so much for following the story and commenting.
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What a sweet tale.
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Thank you! I was anxiously edging toward that reunion. 😊
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A beautiful reunion! I wonder how DeeGee will take the news that Damon is her brother? I hope you don’t mind me pointing out that the word ‘questionable’ should probably be ‘questioning’ – they have rather different meanings. 🙂 I look forward to reading the next part.
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Thank you! 🙂 And, no I don’t mind you pointing out the questioning. I was glad to finally get to the reunion part. Sometimes I forget and start writing a lot down and half way through I realize I have to condense it to stay within the word count although I’m anxious to get the story told. There is more to come.
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I just entered your world. As often happens, I come in to the middle of the story and read backwards to. I am looking forward to the development of the story up to here and beyond. You make us care about the characters!
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Thank you so much for such a nice compliment! I hope to keep everyone interested. This is my first mini-series and I have and am, getting a lot of pleasure writing it.
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I liked the reunion and how you took the scene on the beach and made it part of the story. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m always anxious to see what photo I will have to work with each week.
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what a lovely story Jessie – I’m glad they had a happy ending 🙂
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Thank you, I’m glad you like it.
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I am enjoying this story and I loved the reunion!
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Thank you, I appreciate your following it and commenting.
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Oh no! Has Damon really found his mother? To this woman he merely resembles her son as a small child. Children change.
Oh I hope this fares well for Damon and DeeGee! This is turning out great, Jessie.
Ellespeth
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Thank you for your comment and liking my story…there are more surprises coming.
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Aww, what a sweet and well deserving ending for Damon and his mother. I hope Deegee gets the same as well, but I guess I’ll have to wait till next week to find out 🙂
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Thank you, and thank you for following.
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