Post by opalgirl on May 11, 2010 12:35:35 GMT 10
Title: Carry On
Rating: PG
Prompt: #3--same but different.
Category: 100 words.
Word count: 100
Summary: Baird vows that his family will carry on, after the death of a son.
Baird crossed the room to his wife, quietly.
Ottilia turned from the window. "Baird, Graeme is dead." She knew of the horrors of war, but this was her son. "I—-I would rather Neal hear this from us."
"Of course."
"Mithros, I have a letter from Graeme, still on the desk—-"
On top of the account books, unopened. Baird knew where the letter was. "We'll carry on," he promised, grasping her hands in his as she wept for her son. "And I will go to Neal, Ottilia."
He was determined to piece his family together again, no matter what it took.
Rating: PG
Prompt: #3--same but different.
Category: 100 words.
Word count: 100
Summary: Baird vows that his family will carry on, after the death of a son.
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Baird crossed the room to his wife, quietly.
Ottilia turned from the window. "Baird, Graeme is dead." She knew of the horrors of war, but this was her son. "I—-I would rather Neal hear this from us."
"Of course."
"Mithros, I have a letter from Graeme, still on the desk—-"
On top of the account books, unopened. Baird knew where the letter was. "We'll carry on," he promised, grasping her hands in his as she wept for her son. "And I will go to Neal, Ottilia."
He was determined to piece his family together again, no matter what it took.
Beautiful/heartbreaking take on the prompt!
Maybe once we'd have seen it during Smackdown!