A Bridge Amidst the Ruins
April 3, 2024 at 1:02 pm 44 comments
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 5 April
2024
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| Photo Credit: Sandra Crook |
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It was early in the evening when the earthquake hit. It was so big that lights went out and buildings now lay in ruins with broken windows littering the streets.
The bridge he drove across every day had been closed. Trapped within the city’s confines, he found all the hotels fully booked for the night. It was in the dimly lit lobby of one such hotel that their paths converged.
In the flickering candlelight, there was an instant connection, bridging the gap between two strangers. Finding solace in each other‘s company, they fell in love. And the rest was history.
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Musings of a Random Mind 
1.
neilmacdon | April 3, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Aww!
2.
plaridel | April 4, 2024 at 6:51 pm
neil:
hopefully, not too sappy. 🙂
3.
Sandra | April 4, 2024 at 12:16 am
Aww, I love a happy ending.
4.
plaridel | April 4, 2024 at 6:51 pm
sandra:
me too. 🙂
5.
Dale | April 4, 2024 at 5:36 am
What a lovely heartfelt story, Plaridel. Finding love in the ruins.
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plaridel | April 4, 2024 at 6:50 pm
dale:
your photo reminded me of the loma prieta earthquake that jolted the san francisco bay area in 1989 that toppled a section of the bay bridge leaving me trapped in the city along with many others.
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Dale | April 4, 2024 at 7:14 pm
You mean Sandra’s photo!
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plaridel | April 4, 2024 at 10:40 pm
dale:
ooops! 😦
9.
Dale | April 5, 2024 at 3:46 am
I wish it was mine!
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plaridel | April 6, 2024 at 1:17 pm
dale:
it was a great, inspiring photo.
11.
Iain Kelly | April 4, 2024 at 10:08 am
Love sprung from adversity. Nicely done.
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plaridel | April 4, 2024 at 6:50 pm
iain:
it must have been fate. 🙂
13.
Keith's Ramblings | April 5, 2024 at 2:26 am
Not just an earthquake, but a heartquake too! Nice.
14.
plaridel | April 6, 2024 at 1:18 pm
keith:
heartquake – that would be a great title for the story. 🙂
15.
Alicia Jamtaas | April 5, 2024 at 10:14 am
This made me smile and let out a laugh of satisfaction. Thank you
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plaridel | April 6, 2024 at 1:17 pm
alicia:
it was very generous of you. thank you.
17.
athling2001 | April 5, 2024 at 12:09 pm
A love story to last a lifetime. Well done.
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plaridel | April 6, 2024 at 1:17 pm
connie:
hopefully, it will. thank you.
19.
Tannille | April 5, 2024 at 9:58 pm
Good things can be born out of the bad. What a story to tell the grandchildren!
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plaridel | April 6, 2024 at 1:17 pm
tannille:
i totally agree.
21.
GHLearner | April 6, 2024 at 4:23 am
What a lovely story, it does the heart good. Sometimes good thing come out of destruction, at least for some peple.
22.
plaridel | April 6, 2024 at 1:16 pm
gabi:
coming from you, i take it as a great compliment. thank you for reading as usual.
23.
Inside the Mind of Isadora | April 6, 2024 at 11:10 am
Sweet and very believable since trauma can cause a need comfort. Lovely, Plaridel.
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plaridel | April 6, 2024 at 1:16 pm
isadora:
thank you for the kind comment. much appreciated.
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msjadeli | April 6, 2024 at 4:54 pm
And from the rubble, love rises like a phoenix! I’m guessing you’ve been in an earthquake before? I never would have thought about shattered glass on the sidewalks. Plaridel, such a romantic story. I also like how one bridge was damaged but another was built.
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plaridel | April 7, 2024 at 1:28 pm
msjadeli:
of course, you were right. 🙂
27.
msjadeli | April 7, 2024 at 3:30 pm
Glad you got through the earthquake. Cannot imagine seeing a bridge like that shaken to pieces.
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plaridel | April 8, 2024 at 9:36 am
msjadeli:
i hear ya.
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plaridel | April 7, 2024 at 1:28 pm
msjadeli:
yes, i’d experienced a big earthquake big time. i was on the 12th floor being interviewed for a job when it happened. i didn’t get the job, though. 😦
30.
msjadeli | April 7, 2024 at 3:31 pm
Did you have to cross the bridge to get to the interview? 12th floor must have been so terrifying.
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plaridel | April 8, 2024 at 9:36 am
msjadeli:
it happened about two hours after i crossed the bridge. i felt the building swaying left and right. never had that experience before. all the power went out, and i had to walk downstairs in the dark out to the street.
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msjadeli | April 8, 2024 at 11:04 am
Glad you got across and down and out of the building safely!
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plaridel | April 9, 2024 at 9:51 am
msjadeli:
the problem was how to go home. but that would be another story. 🙂
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msjadeli | April 6, 2024 at 4:57 pm
p.s. Never mind on the question, I was just reading through the comments about the SF earthquake. I was right!
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Brenda's Thoughts | April 6, 2024 at 6:47 pm
Love found in the midst of tragedy. They have hope that life will be good again. Lovely!
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plaridel | April 7, 2024 at 1:27 pm
brenda:
hope springs eternal. 🙂
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Margaret | April 7, 2024 at 2:53 am
Love in the midst of troubles. I like it. I also like how you’ve used the ideas of connections and bridging gaps – the bridge and the meeting of the two characters. Very nice.
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plaridel | April 7, 2024 at 1:27 pm
margaret:
what a great compliment. thank you very much.
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rochellewisoff | April 8, 2024 at 4:34 am
Dear Plaridel,
I love a romance story with a happy ending. Would love to know more but I realize the word limit is a bit restricting. 😉 Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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plaridel | April 8, 2024 at 9:35 am
rochelle:
i love happy endings too. if i can manage. 🙂
41.
Dawn M. Miller | April 8, 2024 at 5:46 pm
Awww…I love love! 🙂
42.
plaridel | April 9, 2024 at 9:51 am
dawn:
🙂
43.
Angela | April 9, 2024 at 5:03 am
Love in the midst of tragedy! This is a wonderful reminder that good can come from the worst time.
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plaridel | April 9, 2024 at 9:51 am
angela:
i appreciate you reminding me.