by Ruthe M.
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January 16, 2007

A New Day ~ 100 Word Stories ~ Week # 30 ~ Challenge

September 09, 2008 11:51 PM EDT
views: 57 | rating: 9.9/10 (14 votes) | comments: 23

"What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning."

The theme for this week's 100 Word Stories is New Beginning

 

 

 

 

 

 

A time to live, a time to die. A season for all things. Haste makes waste.

Hilda recited these mantras through her mind; it's what got her through thirty years of hell. Divorce wasn't an option; the Church frowned upon it. Blood and gore made her faint.

She looked across her garden noticing the new buds upon the branches. How befitting. A new beginning.

She prayed, but thirty years was a bit long for an answer. So she helped God along. Surely He would forgive?

Special recipe. One teaspoon at a time. He always wondered why she loathed chocolate mousse.

 

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Comments: 23

Alison Pearce Sep 10, 2008, 1:12am EDT
Fantastic drabble Rue!! You are the Queen of crime!
Julie S. Sep 10, 2008, 9:27am EDT
Oooooo. Great drabble. I don't know if I'm going to eat chocolate mouse again.
Sarah (I want points) Sep 10, 2008, 2:27pm EDT
Oh my! What an interesting twist to this prompt.
sheila h. Sep 10, 2008, 5:24pm EDT
oh ,are you back to murdering your characters..LOL..you know how to do it just right!
love it!
Ruthe M. Sep 10, 2008, 9:48pm EDT
Thank you!!!

Shelia, you know...I just have to have a murder somewhere! lol I think I'm finding a niche for crime with a bit of dark humor!
Kathy N. Sep 11, 2008, 9:12am EDT
Very interesting!
Sheila Deeth Sep 11, 2008, 1:18pm EDT
Ooh, how delightfully disturbing. I wondered what the blood and gore line meant till I got to the end.
Veronica Hosking Sep 11, 2008, 2:23pm EDT
I'm still wondering why chocolate mousse.
Ruthe M. Sep 11, 2008, 5:14pm EDT
Thank you all!

Veronica, you can hide so much in chocolate mousse! lol (I'm a private baker and studied Chemistry as well) Since this is only 100 words, brevity kept me from explaining that chocolate mousse was her husband's favorite dessert.
Ruthe M. Sep 11, 2008, 5:15pm EDT
P.S. Not to say that I have hidden ANYTHING in my chocolate mousse!!! LOL
amy s. Sep 11, 2008, 6:51pm EDT
I found the story quite interesting
Sakuragirl S. Sep 12, 2008, 6:37am EDT
Very good story! I really enjoyed it, the story itself and the writing also.
Wel done.
aratma d. Sep 12, 2008, 10:21am EDT
Haha, made me feel chilly ... quite unexpected take on the challenge! But I for on just love it when people put it in the open.

10 from me :)
Ruthe M. Sep 12, 2008, 3:57pm EDT
Thank you!

Reena, I really couldn't resist! :) It's been such a while since I bumped someone off!!! :)
Tanya P. Sep 12, 2008, 4:13pm EDT
Hey, God provided the ingredients. LOL --- Great drabble, as usual.
Jan S. Sep 12, 2008, 9:00pm EDT
Wow! Excellent drabble. What a way to make a new beginning!
Kay M. Sep 12, 2008, 11:04pm EDT
Great take on this prompt Ruthe
Wanda H. Sep 13, 2008, 3:43am EDT
shivers run up my spine. you did good Rue
elizabeth e. Sep 13, 2008, 6:19am EDT
Oh, this is deliciously evil! I, too, would give a teaspoon of medicine if I was in this position.
Shelbia C. Sep 14, 2008, 11:01pm EDT
great story

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