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bookblather in runaway_tales

Creamsicle 3: Hope

Oct 18, 2010 19:30

Title: Hope
Main Story: In The Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Creamsicle 3 (hope), rainbow sprinkles (Clara), pocky.
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Summary: Clara goes back to school.

( Hope )

[topping] sprinkles, [challenge] creamsicle, [extra] pocky, [inactive-author] bookblather

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bookblather October 20 2010, 00:42:39 UTC

Well, not on her own exactly; she has her father and her brother doing their best to support her (like she supports them as best she can). But yeah, she's trying to move on without forgetting, precisely, and I'm glad that came across.

(oh, you think this is heartwrenching? Wait 'til I write the story where her mother actually dies.)

sarcasticsra October 19 2010, 06:18:34 UTC

God, I can't even imagine how wrenching that experience must have been. Poor Clara. Her strength is admirable, though.

Nice job!

bookblather October 20 2010, 00:43:53 UTC

It was really, really hard on her, and she still hasn't really recovered from it, but then how do you? She's just trying to move on without forgetting.

Thank you very much!

ninablues October 19 2010, 06:50:26 UTC

All of it has a lot of impact, especially the final line. The train of Clara's thoughts are uber realistic and you get a lot of emotion into 100 words, which I wish I could manage! Wonderful writing, poor Clara.

bookblather October 20 2010, 00:44:56 UTC

Thank you so much! I'm glad that Clara seems real to you. I was just trying to imagine what I'd go through in her situation. I'm glad it worked!

lady_macbeth_19 October 19 2010, 10:39:21 UTC

Aw! Poor Clara :(
XxLil

bookblather October 20 2010, 00:45:23 UTC

Yeah. At least she grows up to meet Aaron be happy?

Thank you for reading!

smoothiegarten October 19 2010, 16:17:46 UTC

I want to give Clara so many hugs. :( Going on after the death of a loved one is rough, but I'm sure she'll make it. Hopefully going back to class will help her with that and not be too stressful.

So I'm guessing she put her education on hold for a semester or so to be with her family? That makes sense.

bookblather October 20 2010, 00:47:58 UTC

Yeah, she took a leave of absence in the fall semester of her sophomore year, when it became obvious that her mother was really dying. The school was understanding. And going back to school does help her, a lot, because it reminds her that there are things she can fix and help.

Thank you for reading!