Missing!

100 Word Count

By Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris

PHOTO PROMPT © Bill Reynolds

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.

https://rochellewisofffields.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/ff-with-antiques-along-the-mohawk.jpg?w=378&zoom=2

“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!”

Comments

36 responses to “Missing!”

  1. i b arora Avatar

    so concerned about his feelings

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  2. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

    Thank you so very much Jilly. 😊

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  3. jillyfunnell Avatar

    Lovely touch of realism – the way humour can find its way into the most heart-breaking situation. So well done.

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  4. GHLearner Avatar

    So sad, but at least there’s closure. And in her mind he lives on.

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  5. Margaret Avatar

    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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    1. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you Margaret so much! ❤️

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  6. Keith's Ramblings Avatar

    Such a touching tale, they were clearly a devoted couple.

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  7. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

    Thank you so much Rowena! 🤗

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  8. Rowena Avatar

    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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  9. James McEwan Avatar

    This ends with a smile, she just has to look good for him-regardless.

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    1. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Definitely! Thank you for reading and responding James! 😊

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  10. msjadeli Avatar

    That’s a hilarious twist at the end, Ami.

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    1. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you MsJadeli! Very happy you enjoyed it! 😊

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      1. msjadeli Avatar

        Such a poignant gesture. You’re welcome.

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  11. Bill Avatar

    Agh, Gypsie, you’re such a clever one. Great ending.

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    1. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Oh thank you Bill. High praise from a master story-teller! Very much appreciated! ✒️😊

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      1. Bill Avatar

        Blushes and smiles. 🙂

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  12. Bear Avatar
    Bear

    Ever the lady, she is. Such a sad story. Great writing.

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  13. rochellewisoff Avatar

    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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    1. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      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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      1. rochellewisoff Avatar

        Oh dear, Ami. I’ve no problem assisting you. Sending you hugs and hopes for full recovery.

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      2. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

        Thank you so very much! 🙏

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  14. Dale Avatar

    Awww… I love this. Bittersweet and yet loving.

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  15. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

    Thank you. Some of the true stories while interesting, are hauntingly sad. Thank you for reading. 😊

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  16. neilmacdon Avatar

    Lovely. Thought processes on diverging tracks

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  17. Iain Kelly Avatar

    A long time to wait for some closure.

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    1. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Most definitely! I feel for those who are truly going through this type of trauma!

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  18. pensitivity101 Avatar

    Bless her. Loved this Ami

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    1. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      So happy you enjoyed it Di! 😊

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  19. Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

    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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  20. Sadje Avatar

    Aww, heartbreaking

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