"uncertain future" a five minute freewrite
This is the freewrite challenge. I am using @mariannewest’s #freewrite prompt to write this piece (https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-676-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-uncertain-future)
Today’s prompt is:
uncertain future
This is part Eighty One of my current freewrite series - I’m calling it RatsNest for now - (posted daily Monday - Saturday).
You can find parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty one, twenty two, twenty three, twenty four, twenty five, Twenty Six,Twenty Seven, twenty eight, Twenty nine, Thirty, Thirty One, Thirty Two, Thirty Three, Thirty Four, Thirty Five, Thirty Six, Thirty Seven, Thirty Eight, Thirty Nine, Forty, Forty One, Forty Two, Forty Three, Fory Four, Forty Five, Forty Six, Forty Seven, Forty Eight, Forty Nine, Fifty, Fifty One, Fifty Two, Fifty Three, Fifty Four, Fifty Five, Fifty Six, Fifty Seven, Fifty Eight, Fifty Nine, Sixty, Sixty one, Sixty Two, Sixty Three, Sixty Four, Sixty Five, Sixty Six, Sixty Seven, Sixty Eight, Sixty Nine, Seventy, Seventy One, Seventy two, Seventy three, Seventy Four, Seventy Five, Seventy Six, Seventy Seven, Seventy Eight, Seventy Nine, Eighty if you are interested
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Sally stared through the tiny window in her cell. There was only ice and snow to look at. Even the birds didn't bother flying this high. There were no bars on the window, it was too small for a human adult to squeeze through.
Sally knew this for a fact, as she had tried on numerous occasions. Twice in the first week, after her arrival, and then as the weight began to drop off her, once a month. It was hopeless.
She shivered and pulled the thin material of the shirt she was given to wear at night about her. It did not help against the cold. She wondered how long it would be before the guards came to take her to work. She had resisted at first. Why should she help them, contribute to her captivity? But she soon learned it was the only way she earned hot food. And besides, the work kept her warm, kept her occupied.
She wondered about Rory, as she did every waking moment. Her son had been ripped from her arms when she was taken - dragged off to her uncertain future in the internment camp.
She hoped John was taking good care of him.
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As usual, I started with the freewrite prompt and used themostdangerouswritingapp.com to write the first five minutes (and then popped it into google docs to check for errors and tidy it up a bit):
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Was his future certain before that event?
I was reminded of a Zen fable, again. I know I have written is somewhere around the blockchain.
A patron of a Zen monastery was insistent upon asking the lama again and again for a future reading until the Wise Old Man (no campfire) agreed to do this favor despite he detested the idea of reading the future. He stared at the patron's hand and hm...ed and hm...ed until he was able to confirm — "Yes, your future will be uncertain".
I hope Sally escapes :)
One thing is certain, Faver will ride to her rescue
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https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-677-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-burnt-skin
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