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Seeing in the Dark

PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox

Seeing in the Dark

I was wrong. I thought I needed solitude, but walking here where we used to be together, I finally see. 

This lonely darkness is a cruel teacher. She stands at the head of her classroom, surrounding me on four sides with blank blackboards, tapping with her pointer, taunting me to write my error for all to see. Write my regrets with the chalk of sorrow. She tugs my wrist and cackles. “You made your choice, stand up and own it. Write it fifty times.” 

I shouldn’t have let you go. 

I shouldn’t have let you go…

As always, many thanks for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting Friday Fictioneers! Stop over and read a wonderful array of 100-word-fiction pieces based on this photo prompt!

37 thoughts on “Seeing in the Dark”

    2. I tried to make this comment on your post this morning, but couldn’t get it to take: I dread this situation. I’d hold on to the truth, I hope; freeing evidence may emerge someday.

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  5. Oh this does tug at the heartstrings.

    She’ll have to write 50 times: “It was the right choice…” because I like to believe that we make decisions for the right reasons (deep, DEEP down)

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    1. That may be true, and I hope it is, but I don’t think she FEELS that way during this particular walk on this particular evening… Thank you for reading and commenting, Dale! 🙂

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      3. I have to say that it’s my way of thinking. I’ve never been one who ruminates or gets stuck on the past. So, for her own sake, she best give herself a nudge and go out there and live 😉

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    2. Dale, I’m adding a comment to YOUR FF story here, because WP is battling me this week. I’ve fiddled with every setting I can think of…sigh.

      True. The comments elevate the blogging experiences, and I believe you’re the comment queen! Sadly, my comments this week haven’t gone through for at least 50% of the FF stories… Also, I never thought about making pepper spray; I wonder how you use and carry the homemade version? Now I’m curious…

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      1. WP can really be finicky!! But let me check my spam, maybe you’ve been involuntarily redirected! (Another WP headache.)

        They do! And I try to respond to all that I get and return the favour. Some don’t get anything because they don’t reciprocate or even acknowledge which I find particularly rude.

        It’s illegal here in Canada anyway but I’d never consider it!

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      2. I’m probably not in spam; it wouldn’t even let the comment go through. Says I’m logged into a different account.

        Yeah, I’ve missed a few before, but try to always acknowledge! I hear you Canadians are the most polite people on the face of the earth, hehe. And I know a few people who do seem to confirm that ;).

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      3. No, you were not. I know I was confused by the link to your signature and your blog now. So maybe that’s the hiccup.

        I miss some, too, fear not! Sometimes I go back and check but not always 😉 We do have that reputation, don’t we? 😉

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      4. Huh. Maybe that is the issue. I’ll have to check in on that and see what the blog signature says!

        I think I missed a week that I should check back on… ☺️

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    1. It is a tough spot, and I also wonder. Hopefully she’ll find the strength to break free and make the most of life as it is, embracing light instead of getting lost in the darkness.

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