The Call
She leaned into give her husband a good night kiss. He pulled keys from his pocket and grabbed a lunch bag quietly exiting by the front door. His job as police officer went like this. Long ago, she used to lie awake for hours worrying if he would be shot out there with all the miscreants in his beat. Every loud noise made her jump and look out toward the garage. She would lay back down and toss and turn until sleep finally overtook her.
Now she walked through the house turning off lights and stopping to brush her teeth. She picked up a book on the nightstand and began reading. She realized now that God was watching out for her husband. He wasn't bulletproof, but she knew God would bring him back tonight, and every night and no amount of worry would be the needed protection, but she lifted him up in prayer once more and gave him back to God.
Her book lost its appeal at 11 PM. A feeling of dread swept through her body. Her fingers curled in response to goosebumps rippling her bare arms.
She jumped in her chair when the phone began trilling it's new call ring. Her hand darted to retrieve it.
"Hello? Mrs. Adams, this is Luetenent Davis. I need you to come to Markes Community Medical Center. Your husband has been in an altercation."
This is my five minute freewrite using prompt good night kiss
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Terrific story. Since she knew God would bring him back tonight, and every night he'll surely be ok.........or will he?
Great job!
Thank you @deirdyweirdy. I did add on tonight so I appreciate the feedback ❤
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Good build up of tension.....I look forward to the next installment.
Thank you for reading @justjoy!
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So because of God she stopped worrying and thought he had a safe job 🤔. At least thanks to her believe her worries we're over.
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She realized worries would not help her rest and her faith was in God's protection while her husband was out there. @wakeupkitty. She was to find out faith challenges us when bad things happen and having faith would help her deal even with those things she feared.
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What a cliffhanger ending!!! More to come, I hope?
He'd better not be dead!! Especially not after she'd finally learned to give up the worrying!
Memorable story here, and if he's dead, I want to forget the story (mostly just kidding)--you know me and the deaths of fictional characters! My husband keeps telling me "It's only a story," but to me, a story is even more real than reality, sometimes.
Well done! You got to me today, and that's a sign of powerful writing.
Thank you for the encouragement! I really appreciate your feedback. Tonight's prompt worked well for adding to this impromptu story! @carolkean
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Life does work out that way sometimes, doesn't it? Hoping for a continuation of this one!