The journey continues

This post is linked up to Two Shoes Tuesday where the prompts this week are cover or show




continued from last week (if you missed it go here)

Bruce had found cover in a tiny crawl space under the helm. His sister Adriana had crawled way up under the bow of the boat thinking it was a perfect cover to ride out the storm. Their parents had stayed together in the cabin wrapped around each other for comfort.


No one knew how long that storm lasted, it felt like days. When the seas had calmed all that was left to show for the storm were the downed mast, the missing riggings and gaggles of dead birds on the deck. Bruce was the first to surface and he called down into the cabin for his parents. Hearing nothing he ventured down the short ladder to investigate.  The interior of the cabin was in much worse shape than the deck of the boat. Broken dishes and glasses, pot and pans in a state of disarray and clothing strewn evereywhere. He searched for his parents and found nothing. That did not make any sense. Hadn't they taken cover down there? Where could they be?

to be continued.....

Stuck Together Forever

Bruce looked at himself in the mirror and all he could see was contempt. "Looks like we're stuck together forever," he said out loud to the image.  He hadn't always felt this self loathing. In fact at one point in time he was actually a carefree, happy man. But those days were so far removed from his memory that at this point in time he actually felt stuck in his life.



When Bruce had grown up, he wanted for nothing. But then the accident happened and his whole world changed. The family (Bruce, his sister and their parents) had chartered a small boat to take them on the trip of their lives. His parents were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary and they wanted to share it with their children. They often joked about life had changed when they decided to take the plunge and be stuck together forever. Life was good!

Then, the boat went adrift, somewhere in the middle of the ocean. They had no power, no radio and no way out. Days passed and his father assured them that they would be missed and someone would come looking for them. Days turned into weeks. No water was left on the boat, the only food they had was whatever they could catch. Both his mother and sister were very weak. The night the ocean stirred up it's fury was the worst. The boat was tossed and turned and the wind was pounding. They each took shelter to ride out the storm. .....

to be continued.



This post is linked up to Two Shoes Tuesday where the prompts this week are stuck or together

Heavy Help

I am joining my friend Josie for Two Shoes Tuesday  

This week the words are: HEAVY or HELP 

I decided to try my hand at fiction again:

She had always been an independent person. She raised her children single handedly, worked two jobs, put them through school, and did all the housework, yard work, cooking and cleaning, never asking for one bit of help. As her children grew, became independent and eventually moved out her heart was heavy, but she knew that she had been a good mother. She looked around her and saw so many other children that had grown up with her children that were now into drugs, or living off of their parents or in jail. Her children had grown up and settled into ‘adult’ life with spouses and children. They came to visit often, sharing their children with her. She wanted for nothing. Her life was full and she was happy.

Her life took a horrible turn when she fell down and broke her hip. No longer could she go to work, or clean her house, or even get out of bed on her own. She did not want to be a burden on her children as they had their own lives to live, so she did not ask for help. But that did not stop them. They did not think that helping was too heavy of a price for the life she had given. They were proud to be able to step in.

As her days drew to a close, her heart was heavy with all of the love that she had given and received. She knew she would no longer be there to help, but her words were never too far from their minds. And in turn, they gave their lives for their families as well.