Relief was not for Beth, watching out the window, seeing nobody to help her.
Everybody had other things to do and, while she understood, her heart would ache.
Family and friends alike wished her well as she cared for her mother without staff.
Undermining comments were a source of disdain, coming from the critical milieu.
Simply ignoring this was not easy, but Beth refused such and stayed in focus.
Everybody came for show at the end of it all, Beth left with her own peace.
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I went with a double acrostic this time.
It’s that time again for Six Sentence Story. Thanks to Denise for her devotion to this and for encouraging us to challenge our brains.
Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Come back here Thursday through Tuesday, link your post…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers 🙂
PROMPT WORD: REFUSE
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I’ve never seen a double acrostic before. Impressive!
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Thank you!
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I didn’t know double acrostics were a thing. Cool. The story …. quite affecting. 😦
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🙂 they are. Thank you! The story is slightly changed from the true story it is inspired about.
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Quite impressive! Good story.
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Thank you!
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Wow! Double acrostic, and powerful.
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Thank you!
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Wow! I am in awe of how you composed this SSS.
Unfortunately it seems that Beth’s story is one that occurs all too frequently, but not knowing the circumstances of the others, it is hard to know if they could have been of more help. Whatever the case, Beth is a saint.
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Thank you! Yeah, she might have been better off without their help. 😉
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A caregiver’s life can be hard and lonely without some sort of respite from time to time. Beth’s mother was fortunate to have her.
I’ve not heard of a double acrostic. How cool!
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Thank you!
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I love how you do this (and, don’t tell anyone, but also half-jealous of such word skills.
good Six
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Aww thank you!!
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Tough story. And well told as a double acrostic! Wow.
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Thank you!
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