I haven’t been around for a while as my life has taken several twists and turns, nothing bad, but time consuming and I have missed my friends. I will try and keep up, thank you for being patient. Thanks to Rochelle for never missing a beat and to Stephen Baum for the photo this week.
Copyright Stephen Baum
Genre: Fiction
Word Count: 100
Throwing the Switch
Martha looked pale and small in the hospital bed. Was she breathing? Harold held her hand; the realisation of his need for her overwhelmed him. It seemed she had always been with him, even before they met. Before the dream became a reality.
As the nursing team carried out their checks, he paced the room, willing her to stay, to come back to him.
‘She’s resting, Mr Jackson, do you want anything?’
I want to stay with her forever
‘No, thank you.’
Martha slowly opened her eyes.
‘Harold?’
Her voice threw the switch and Harold’s smile lit up the room.
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Hope eternally.. Great one..
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Thank you
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Glad she was okay, and that his smile lit up the room. 🙂 I think she’d have felt happier seeing that too.
Leo @ I Rhyme Without Reason
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I think so too. Thanks for reading.
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I’m happy for Harold.. not time to go into the light yet.
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Me too… no they have lots of time yet.
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Awww…. 🙂
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Thanks Dawn.
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Lovely Dee. A very warm and moving piece.
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Thanks Sandra, tried to go ‘dark’ but went too far… so came back to ‘happy’
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Moving story. Lightened my day.
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Well thank you Patrick, much appreciated.
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Dear Dee,
Life has a way of intruding, doesn’t it? At any rate it’s nice to read your voice again. Very sweet story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Yes it has been quite trying recently, but I’m still here fit and well, so shouldn’t moan.
Thank you for you kind comments, always good to hear from you. I have a lot of reading to catch up on…
Take care
Dee
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Aah, lovely ending.
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Thank you Sally, pleased you liked it.
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Touching tale.
Very enjoyable.
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Thank you for reading.
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That’s a nice switch to have ! 🙂
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Yes, I think so too. Thanks for reading.
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Love is a contract.
Good piece.
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…through good times and bad.
Thanks for reading Mick, good to hear from you.
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Beautiful. This is why true lovers want to die before their beloved – the alternative is so painful.
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Thank you for reading and for leaving such a thoughtful comment.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you.
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“Her voice threw the switch”…brilliant!
A wonderful story. Well done.
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Thank you Jan, pleased you liked it.
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Beautiful – and so true. When two hearts are joined, losing one changes the world for the other.
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Yes it does. Thank you for reading Erin, good to hear from you.
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Such a beautiful story!
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Thank you, pleased you thought so.
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I love the surprise ending. I was expecting a different kind of switch to be thrown, and I’m glad that didn’t happen.
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Thanks Margaret, pleased that the ending worked.
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This is a lovely story. I hope they have many more years together. 🙂
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I think they will. Thanks for reading.
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Sweet story!
By the way your new garden picture is looking blooming loverly!
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Thank you for reading and pleased you like the photo. I loved taking photos of the garden – I’m sort of hooked on it!
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i like the way you ended it, not another grim story
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Thank you, I wanted a happy ending this time, pleased you liked it.
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That’s beautiful. I love how he feels they’ve been together forever, even before they met. For them love and life are the same.
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What a lovely comment, you captured what I was trying to show perfectly.
Thank you.
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