Time for another entry in Friday Fictioneers challenge, courtesy of Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. If you want to give it a try, check the info on her blog. 100 words more or less, inspired by a photo, here we go….
Copyright – Roger Bultot
Copyright – Roger Bultot
Dear Lore,
Did you mean heels? Wondering about the identity of Silver Bells here. Watching comment department for clues.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thank you for the correction, Doug. There are no real clues here, it is open to interpretation. But to make it easier, I imagined a sister running after an older brother, not paying attention to the traffic.
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Dear Loré,
I’m a little baffled by the silver bells. After a couple of reads I’m guessing that it refers to her laughter. Am I warm? Too often we don’t see what we have until it’s too late.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ah, so it is too vague…yes, it refers to her laughter.
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Very sad. I liked the concept of laughter like silver bells. Nicely done.
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Thank you, that means a lot.
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I got this (the laughter, the two children…) and its heartbreaking.
Well done.
KT
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Thank you, it is very satisfying to know someone got it.
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What a tragic thing to have to live with. Beautifully interpreted.
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Some memories is hard to shake off. Thank you so much.
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Most apt title and use of the phrase; this really moved me.
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That is such a kind thing to say, much appreciated.
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I heard bells on shoes on the first read. I was always yelling at my older sister to wait up. I understand the younger child’s single minded distraction all too well.
Be well,
Tracey
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Younger siblings always chasing after big sis or brother…Bells on shoes work as well.
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Oh this is devastating.. I can see the burden of guilt after a disaster like that.
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Marked for life…hard to imagine.
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Heartbreaking! Nicely done. My assumption that silver bells are a girls laughter is confirmed with the comments.
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Yes, that was the idea, glad you got it. Thank you.
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Love the feel of this piece. Not totally sure what it’s about, or what Silver Bells are but I’m don’t think it matters. It sounds great and will get people talking.
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Who cares what’s it about, as long as you felt it. That makes me happy.
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Heartbreaking conclusion. Like Bjorn, I see the guilt weighing like an anvil on the older sibling.
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It is hard to recover from this kind of a tragedy. Thank you for your words.
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That’s so sad (I’m imagining a younger sibling so intent on catching up that they run into traffic).
Great story.
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Thank you, you got it right.
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I understood the silver bells, although I had to look back to understand the silver bells. What a wonderfully written tragedy. Great take on the prompt.
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I am glad you liked my different take on this promt. I suspected there would be too much fire stories.
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Now this is a sad story…
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That it is, indeed. Thank you for your time.
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I liked this story but in my mind’s eye I saw two sisters.
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Oh, it can be whatever you imagine…sisters, brothers, friends, I even imagined it from a dog’s POV and it works. Thank you, glad you liked it.
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Oh I really like the dog angle!
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I read the silver bells as the girl’s laughter. I also envisioned two sisters, probably because I have two daughters so that’s what I see every day. Great story, tragic ending.
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I am glad that silver bells meaning wasn’t lost on everyone, much appreciated. As I said to Joseph, the protagonists may be whatever you imagined, I was purposely vague in that part.
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Beautifully done and all brought together in the last two lines. A true sense of loss so aptly conveyed.
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Thank you so much, those are kind words.
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A very different take on the prompt pic, and a well-told tragic tale. Well done
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Glad you liked it, I was looking for something different to write about.
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It’s heartbreaking, Lore, because so often the younger sibling will follow the older one. I could see where that would happen and leave the boy devastated, and I could feel the regret. Well written. — Suzanne
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Thank you, Suzanne. It means a lot that you recognized the emotions.
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