100 Word Count
By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris
Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word story in response to a photo and word prompt RUST.
“It has been forty-two years,” the little white-haired lady whispered. She stood stooped and defeated at the threshold of her old farmhouse.
“Yes Ma’am but we found it, we found his truck!”
The elderly woman’s eyes teared up, the moisture trapped beneath heavy lids stretched tightly over her bulging eyes.
“Is he in the truck? His remains?” her voice trembling.
“The Sheriff and Coroner are there waiting for you,” the Deputy said.
He watched her disappear down the hallway.
“Ma’am?”
“One second young man, while I freshen up. I can’t let him see me like this you know!”
Gypsie’s Wonderful World of Words 
so concerned about his feelings
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Yes, definitely! 😉
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Thank you so very much Jilly. 😊
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Lovely touch of realism – the way humour can find its way into the most heart-breaking situation. So well done.
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So sad, but at least there’s closure. And in her mind he lives on.
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I love your picture of the poor widow – ‘stooped and defeated’, ‘moisture trapped beneath heavy lids’ I can just see her. So good that there’s a lifting of her spirits at the end as she bustles off to ‘freshen up’.
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Thank you Margaret so much! ❤️
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Thank you Keith! 😊
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Such a touching tale, they were clearly a devoted couple.
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Thank you so much Rowena! 🤗
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You really brought these people to life, Ami. I don’t know how I’d be not knowing. So hard!
Best wishes,
Rowena
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This ends with a smile, she just has to look good for him-regardless.
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Definitely! Thank you for reading and responding James! 😊
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That’s a hilarious twist at the end, Ami.
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Thank you MsJadeli! Very happy you enjoyed it! 😊
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Such a poignant gesture. You’re welcome.
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Agh, Gypsie, you’re such a clever one. Great ending.
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Oh thank you Bill. High praise from a master story-teller! Very much appreciated! ✒️😊
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Blushes and smiles. 🙂
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Ever the lady, she is. Such a sad story. Great writing.
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Thank you so much Bear! 😊
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Dear Ami,
Your MC reminds me of a lady in my writing group years ago. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS I’ve linked your story to the inLinkz. Putting your link in my comment section isn’t ideal, in fact this week I found it in my spam folder. If you need help with the inLinkz let me know.
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Thank you Rochelle and thank you for the assistance. I’m just recovering (fingers crossed) from over six weeks of COVID-19 with pneumonia and the brain fog that comes with it and after is a very real thing. Found my clean coffee cup put away …. in my refrigerator! LOL
Thank goodness I’m not back to driving yet – I might be the one to turn up missing! ☺️
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Oh dear, Ami. I’ve no problem assisting you. Sending you hugs and hopes for full recovery.
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Thank you so very much! 🙏
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Thank you Dale! 😊
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Awww… I love this. Bittersweet and yet loving.
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Thank you. Some of the true stories while interesting, are hauntingly sad. Thank you for reading. 😊
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Lovely. Thought processes on diverging tracks
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A long time to wait for some closure.
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Most definitely! I feel for those who are truly going through this type of trauma!
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Bless her. Loved this Ami
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So happy you enjoyed it Di! 😊
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🙂
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The abandoned truck brought to mind those real life news stories of people missing and the teams that try to find them even after decades and sometimes do locate them. Thank you for reading my work Sadje, you are greatly appreciated.
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Aww, heartbreaking
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