Lights gleamed across the bay, just like all those years ago. I moored and hurried home. Light spilled out of the door, and there was my little girl, tall and frowning.
“Daddy!”
I went to hug her. She called again, turning back into the house:
“DAD! There’s a man at the door!”
(274 characters)
Written for Kat Myrman’s Twittering Tales Challenge – which this week has doubled the accepted character count, to reflect the changing world of Twitter. ! Actually this made it harder in my humble opinion – but that’s all good!
Pretty damned good!!!! Well done.
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Thanks Peter!
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Wow! This is an awesome tale! Heart wrenching! You blew me away with this one Kirst. 😊
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Thanks Kat, that’s kind of you to say!
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It was really inspired Kirst.
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Heartbreaking. Very well done!
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thanks M!
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My pleasure, Kirst! (Is it alright to call you that?)
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Absolutely!
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