Dreams Unfulfilled
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 26 February 2021
Note:This story is written in memory of the boy who has died last week during the Texas winter storm. May he rest in peace.
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| Photo Credit: Dale Rogerson |
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As the snow started falling, Pepito, the 11-year-old recent immigrant, couldn’t hide his excitement. He played outside running all over the place with complete abandon with his dog.
“Come, Maria,” he beckoned his little sister to join him in the fun. But she’d rather play inside with her doll.
It was destined to be his first and last winter. Record-low temperatures caused massive blackouts that left his family and million others without electricity for days.
Freezing and shivering in the cold that night, Pepito died, his dreams unfulfilled. Roses in their neighbor’s garden survived and mourned for his untimely passing.
Twist of Fate
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 19 February 2021
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| Photo Credit: Ted Strutz |
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Dante looked at the mail he had to deliver today with a sigh.
Back in the Philippines, his dad was the local postmaster and wanted him to take over his job when he retired.
“What’s more can you ask for?” his traditional father said. “It offers job security and you don’t have to leave town.”
But Dante had other ideas. He wanted to try his wings and pursue the American dream.
In a strange twist of fate, he ended up working for the post office. It was the best job he could get to establish himself in the new country.
War
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 12 February 2021
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| Photo Credit: Alicia Jamtaas |
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It was a beautiful autumn day in the Argonne Forest. It reminded Tommy of home and Sara. He wrote her often but she never wrote back. He wondered if she had forgotten him.
What Tommy didn’t know was her mother had been intercepting his letters. She didn’t approve of their relationship and wanted Sara to marry somebody else.
“Fix bayonets!” the order came. From the muddy trenches, they emerged and attacked the enemy. It was the bloodiest engagement Tommy had ever experienced. He barely survived with wounds on his back.
Recovering from the hospital, Tommy pondered what the future held.
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