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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Wk#32 – Prompt: …Take a leap of faith… – 100 words – “Against All Odds”

28 Feb

Born premature, so small, every breath was a struggle. Walking took longer, cerebral palsy the doctors had explained.

As she grew, school was sometimes made hard by staring eyes blind to what was inside. In sport, she always tried but never won other than the hearts of many.

As an adult, she turned to writing. Success followed success.

Interviewer, “You were never afraid to take a leap of faith?”

Faith replied, “With my name, how could I not? I always knew those I loved would be there to help me if I fell.”

Her autobiography, “Faith, a Leap of Me.”

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Saturday Centus Wk 95 – Prompt: “The chair dominated the small room.” in 106 words – “Gangy”

28 Feb

 

The family had gathered, grandfather in a large chair. The chair dominated the small room.

Once strong, grandfather was frail, worn by years of toil and care. He saw his youngest grandson, just three.

“Come to your grandad,” he smiled with his hands held out.

The child approached, eyes bright for one he loved, not able to say granddad, “Gangy.”

Grandad sat his grandson on his lap, “How’s my big man?”

“Good, Gangy” he replied.

Grandad slipped a sweet to the boy, “Don’t tell mummy.”

“Hanks,” replied the grandson with a smile.

Gangy now long gone, the memory remains, the child grown to tell the tale.

 

 
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