The tunnel was cold and dark. There was no light anywhere. I was young and healthy and had everything going for me; surely it wasn’t my time, I thought, as I stood, wondering what to do.
I shivered and realized I should start walking and hope to stay warm. That I did, and soon, I came to the light at the end of the tunnel. To my relief, that light turned out to be the sun streaming in through my bedroom window.
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Thanks to GirlieOnTheEdge for inspiring the above flash fiction piece with her six-sentence prompt for this week in which the given word is “light,” and the idea is to write something in exactly six sentences, using the word at least once. You can click here to participate in this week’s hop and read other six-sentence creations. Thank you for stopping by.
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New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me
Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.
Independently published with the help of DLD Books.
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Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.
After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.
Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.
Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?
The morning light is a wonderful change from the darkness of night.
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Absolutely! Light also signals a joyful ending to a bad dream.
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That moment of waking where you can say, it was only a dream, all is well, is a huge relief and blessing.
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I agree. Many fiction writers consider the dream scenario a cop-out, but I find it a convenient way to get my character out of a sticky situation when I can think of no other solutions.
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I was thinking the same thing… cool way to wake up from a bad dream, Abbie!
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I agree. Thank you for commenting.
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