Welcome to this week’s Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
THE CHALLENGE:
Write a one hundred word story that has a beginning, middle and end. (No one will be ostracized for going a few words over the count.)
THE KEY:
Make every word count.
Dolphin Therapy (100 words)
Carl gaped in disbelief. Not another bloody dolphin! Pushing past the gently twisting mobile he stepped into the hallway, dropping his case.
He gazed around the house at all manner of cetacean bric-a-brac and knew he could take no more.
When would Julia realize their precious, beautiful, autistic son would never speak? How much more of their lives must she squander on this desperate dolphin obsession? Today he would end it; time to face reality.
He turned to see his wife and son in the doorway, Samuel pointing and smiling. “Dolphin!” said the boy, and Carl broke down and cried.
jwdwrites 
Just as I started to despair, suddenly the son speaks! A heart-warming story just in time for Christmas 🙂
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Thanks Alistair, glad you liked it. 🙂
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Perfect story for the lead up to Christmas. Well done.
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Thank you Sandra. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank you Jan. 🙂
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Great little story. Could be a movie.
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Thanks Patrick, glad you liked it. 🙂
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aww very lovely. i admire those parents of special kids, those parents that never give up.
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Thanks kz. 🙂
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Oh that was so lovely 🙂
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Thanks Helen 🙂
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That’s a beautiful heart-warming story. Thank you.
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Thank you Karen for your generous comments and taking the time to read my blog. 🙂
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I am beginning to believe you must be a parent… you capture this so beautifully! Such raw emotion when it comes to the wellbeing of our children. Lovely.
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Yes I am a parent, I have three at home and two grown up. They are 29, 28, 16, 13 and five years old, and I have six grand children! Christmas in our house will be busy, noisy, happy and exhausting and I am looking forward to it. Thank you for your very kind comments and merry Christmas to you. 🙂
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You are a parent indeed! No wonder it shines through in your writing. Happy holidays to you as well! 🙂
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That was lovely and sad and hopeful all in one.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Dear JWD,
Guess mother knows best. Lovely story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love this: cetacean bric-a-brac! This is the 3rd tale which introduces autism and in connection with dolphins. They – and mothers – are indeed mysterious creatures. (Not that I’ve ever been one personally – a mother I mean, not a dolphin. Though I’ve never been a dolphin either). Oh, Season’s Greetings! 🙂
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And to you too! Thanks for visiting my blog and for taking the trouble to comment. 🙂
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Never give up!
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