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Friday Fictioneers prompt for August 22, 2014 ©Roger Boltot
Mother and Baby Doing Well
“I’m trying to understand,” said the man from the bank. “This is a good time for haulage. Why is your business failing?”
That was the least of Gerard’s worries, but how could he explain?
Whenever he sat into his lorry he saw the red car spinning on the road, swatted by his jack-knifed trailer.
A moment’s distraction. It could have been lethal. And that was the crux. It could have been lethal, and he was trapped in the freeze-frame where a heavily pregnant woman was being removed from her car and he thought she was dead.
©Siobhán McNamara
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Dear Siobhan, Thank God it was ALMOST lethal. He needs to get back up on the horse and ride down the road. Very, very good story! Nan
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Thanks Nan 🙂
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Good story, very convincing.
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Thank you Sandra 🙂
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It must be hard to recover from something like that even if no-one was killed – the mind will keep replaying the “what-if” scenarios. Very good!
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Thanks draliman 🙂
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Even the almost lethal is enough .. I think it’s time for a career change.
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I think so too! Thanks for reading 🙂
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Dear Siobhán,
Could have been lethal is the key. Traumatic nonetheless. Hope he can move on. Good one.
shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle 🙂
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Siobhan, Good story. He’s traumatized and should seek help so he can move on.Well written. 🙂 —Susan
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Thank you Susan 🙂
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“Trapped in the freeze-frame,” what a great turn of phrase. Well done, Siobhan.
Kind regards,
Marie Gail
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Thank you 🙂
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