I Wish a Better Life for You
I despised school.
Memorize…Regurgitate… Repeat.
Hated my classes.
What you wore… Who you dated… God forbid if you were different.
I loathed my teachers. Be’in’s as I was from the wrong side of the tracks. Who’d I think I was applying for advanced placement enrollment?
I wanted out. I wanted something different.
Turning out the light quickly, I slide The Iliad back under the covers.
Past midnight… Dad’s home.
Tuesday… All three jobs today.
He worked hard. Wanted a different life for me. Not what he had.
The door cracked… “Go’night, sweetheart. See’ya in the morning,” he always whispers.
Written for The Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge. Requirements: January 12, 2017 Prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that expresses a strong concern, something to give a crap about. Something that brings out the feeling to stand up. How can you use it to show tension or reveal attitudes?
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Sounds like a great dad, working all hours to ensure a better life for his kid.
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This hits home. Such sacrifice is so humbling more so when the beneficiary recognises it.
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Thanks for the kind words.
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This one really hit me in the gut — good “punchy” writing, Roger!
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Thanks
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