Set Off
Photo prompt © Jan Wayne Fields
The old man looked at the
deep blue water and thought of his great-grandmother. Her father had failed to
repay the loan that his father had taken; as a set off she was sold as an
indentured labourer. After a horrifying journey she reached a farm somewhere in
Africa. All her life she pined to go back to her home.
His father was rich and
could have gone back. But he hated the people who had sold his grandmother.
The old man looked
wistfully at the urn containing his great-grand mother’s ashes; if only she had
been with him on this journey.
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A post for FridayFictioneers on a picture prompt
Word count 102
A tragic tale, but such things used to happen. Or I should say, still happens...
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DeleteVery emotive tale.
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Sad story, but a good great-grandson, bringing her ashes home.
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DeleteOh this is tragic... but at least the old man can bring some kind of closure.
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Rochelle
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DeleteA sad but true-to-life story with great description, I.B. Good writing. ---- Suzanne
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DeleteA sad tale told so well. Thank you for sharing. Have a lovely week.
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