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The market is as crowded as he had said it would be. The question remains whether I am going to find what I am looking for.
“I lied about your adoption,” he says.
Now he wants to have this conversation? When the doctors say he could go anytime.
“You were never abandoned by your parents”, he says, “but your mother had no choice”.
“You knew my mother? And said nothing?”
“In those days a child born from an affair between a married woman and a foreigner would have no future there.”
I stand before her stall and our eyes meet.
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Written for Friday Fictioneers. Word Count : 100
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A shocker felt by many poor children. Good story.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mason.
DeleteYou said a lot in 100 words. Great story & very well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan I am glad you liked it.
DeleteGood story. What happens next will be interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a new start. Thanks for reading Iain.
DeleteAt least he told her before he died.
ReplyDeleteThat was the last act of kindness. Thanks for your comments Liz.
DeleteAn onrush of destiny well captured
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil.
DeleteI agree with Liz, I'm glad he learned the truth before his adoptive father passed on. I'm also glad a new chapter in his life with his bio mother is about to begin. Great story.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa, I am glad you liked it.
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteThat would be a hard one to hear. Lot of emotions. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle I am glad you liked it.
DeleteBetter late than never, I guess. Maybe mother and child can get to know each other now.
ReplyDeleteThey have a lot to catch up on. Thanks for reading Gabi.
DeleteWow, such a powerful story in so few words. I'm glad she found her.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brenda.
DeleteYou gave my heart a jolt with the last line.
ReplyDeletePowerful story ... I wish I could read more.
Be Safe �� … Isadora ��
Thanks Isodora I am happy it made you want to read more.
DeletePerfectly constructed, your ending was like the cherry on top of the sundae :) Sadness, of course, but finally finding her birth mom is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda I am glad you liked it.
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