How Long is Forever?

[kayden_eidyak]

“Daddy?”

The man looked up from his computer to see his four-year -old daughter creeping towards him with her stuffed bunny in tow. The poor creature had been hugged around the neck so many times it had no stuffing left in that area and its head lolled from side-to-side over the child’s arm.

“Hm?”

“How long will mommy be dead?” she asked,

Comments

[darlinleo]

It's quite staggering to discover so much emotional content in 250 words. Well done, Kayden, well done!

[jamais_toujours]

Wow. For such a short piece, this packs so much emotion. The little girl's innocence is heartbreaking. Great job.

[shadowdream]

Wow... With the fact my died last month.. This one really choked me up.. Well written!

[quill_quirks]

Oh, very good appropriation of the prompt!