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Thursday, April 25, 2019

V - Vase #AtoZChallenge

My A to Z Challenge: Micro fiction, using 300 words or less, inspired by selected words along with a photo for inspiration. The words were chosen in reverse order from this lesson plan page.
(For example, for the letter A it was the 26th word on the list, for Z it was the 1st word on the list)



Now that Dad was gone, it was time for us to clean out the house and barn. I left the house to my two older sisters while my younger brother and I tackled the barn. We tended to be the pragmatic ones and I didn't want to listen to my sisters wail and lament over each item. I, for one, was glad those days were gone. Joey was young enough he didn't remember the worst days before our mother went away.

Back then she was politely described as outlandish. She dressed in weird outfits and said inappropriate things. Now we know she was schizophrenic. We took the brunt of the voices in her head telling her to do things to us, bad things. Joey wasn't a year old when they found some of her clothing beside the lake.

"Hey, Molly, come look at this?" Joey shouted and I left my memories behind.

"What's up?" I ambled over to one of the side windows.

He pointed to an old horseshoe beside a vase on the sill. "Think Dad kept this for good luck?"

I shrugged. "He was a farrier for many years. His anvil should be around here somewhere."

"Really? Those things go for lots of money nowadays."

"Huh, didn't know that. Let me know if you find it."

We continue culling items into three piles. Sell, trash, keep and divide between us siblings.

It took us the better part of a week but we were done. Our sisters were still in the house bickering on what went into each pile.

I looked over the three piles and picked up the single horseshoe. "Joey, didn't you find Dad's anvil or farrier tools?"

"Nah, he musta sold them."

I had another thought. Those would have provided enough weight to keep a body underwater.



12 comments:

  1. Another thought indeed, a dark one! I wonder what happened next.

    My A-Z of Children's Stories

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    1. I think we'll just leave it at that - a thought. ;)

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  2. Ohhhh, you've got yourself a murder weapon!

    https://thethreegerbers.blogspot.com/2019/04/under-arrest-v-is-for-voir-dire.html

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    1. At least the hint of what might have happened....LOL!

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  3. I’m late to the party... I first thought you were talking about your life then I read s comment about the anvil as a murder weapon. I need to backtrack!

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    1. )ops - yup, these are all fiction. ;) Appreciate the stop by!

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  4. Good story. You never know about those things, do you?

    Janet’s Smiles

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    1. You never truly know what one might be capable of, do you?

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  5. Always did enjoy a good story with an ending that leaves me speechless. I never saw it coming, Donna.
    https://gail-baugniet.blogspot.com

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    1. Glad I caught you by surprise...of course you know it always catches me that way, too, when I'm writing these.

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  6. Wow. You are like, right in my head today. I'm catching up on several missed posts, and loving them!

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    1. Glad you enjoyed it! I'll be spending Sunday catching up on at least four days worth of posts and writing my final letter story.

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