Charli’s prompt this week:
July 12, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a broken fence. You can mend it, leave it, or explain its place in a story. Go where the prompt leads.
Broken Fences: Realised Dreams
Many an afternoon, I’d sit there, peering through the gap in our broken fence.
It was like a portal to another world.
I’d see them all laughing, playing together, running around freely.
Oh, to be able to laugh openly with friends.
Laughter was in short supply here since my Daddy died, and that new Father had arrived.
He didn’t want no brats running around the place. It was bad enough I existed.
To escape the prison that our home had become, I’d come and sit here.
For the first time in years my Mummy seemed happy.
I didn’t complain.
https://carrotranch.com/2018/07/12/july-12-flash-fiction-challenge/
But I Smile Anyway... 
Jul 18, 2018 @ 21:59:04
Oh, wow — your story uses a broken fence like the space between prison bars. The sadness of the last sentence places such a burden on the child. Well done!
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Jul 18, 2018 @ 22:13:59
Thanks Charli… Not something I would ever wish on any child 💜
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Jul 16, 2018 @ 08:10:27
That’s so sad 😦
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Jul 16, 2018 @ 11:43:23
Sorry 😪
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Jul 15, 2018 @ 17:59:00
Sad, true, hard to take, and beautifully written.
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Jul 15, 2018 @ 18:34:12
Thanks Jennie xxx
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Jul 16, 2018 @ 00:04:47
You are very welcome, Ritu.
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Jul 15, 2018 @ 17:21:49
This is quite sad, Ritu. A great response to the prompt.
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Jul 15, 2018 @ 17:39:33
Thanks Robbie 💜
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Jul 15, 2018 @ 00:47:02
Sad, but good!
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Jul 15, 2018 @ 08:12:14
Thank you 💜
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 13:41:43
Way too sad, Ritu 🙂
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 14:01:21
Sorry.. 🙂
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 01:11:29
Getting away from the harsh reality, at least for a moment.
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 07:08:34
Sometimes it’s those glimpses that keep a person going Brother…
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 20:49:09
I know this all too well Sister…
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 20:49:49
😀💜🙏🏼
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 20:58:38
😀💜
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Jul 13, 2018 @ 22:37:13
That’s a universe of pain in those few lines. Brilliantly devastating.
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Jul 14, 2018 @ 00:19:08
Thank you Barb 💜
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Jul 13, 2018 @ 20:14:30
That is very sad Sis but beautifully written 💜💜
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Jul 13, 2018 @ 20:34:07
Thank you sis ❤
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