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Breakfast for Two

This week at Friday Fictioneers, Rochelle has chosen the photo below as or writing prompt. 100 words.


Sylvia was one of those people who made friends wherever she went. Real friends — not the superficial kind in which one outgrows the other.

After Sylvia started a couple of kitchen fires, her children decided it was time for a nursing home.

Truth be known, Sylvia was terribly lonely. And then one morning, a bird perched on her windowsill as she ate her breakfast. She slowly cracked the window and shared some toast crumbs with him.

Soon, the bird began showing up every day at 7:45am.

One morning, the bird found the window closed.

He waited, but Sylvia never came.

 

 

 

 

© Douglas M. MacIlroy

25 responses to “Breakfast for Two”

  1. right to the heart

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    1. Yeah, it made me sad too.

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  2. I enjoyed this slice of life as seen by the creature of nature.

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    1. Thank you, Mike!

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  3. She even made real friends with the bird. I feel bad for the bird.

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    1. Me too. Poor little guy would never have understood.

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  4. I hope Sylvia makes new friends at her new place.

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    1. I’m sure she will. :-)

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  5. Such a sad ending, lovely piece!

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  6. How lovely that the bird offered that last bit of companionship. Nicely done.

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    1. Thank you so much, Iain!

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  7. Oh, I teared up at this. So sad.

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    1. Me too. The story sort of wrote itself. I had no intention of going that route.

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  8. Nailed it this week, Susan. Well structured.

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    1. Thank you Doug. Much appreciated!

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  9. Dear Susan,

    This is a heartbreaker. Well told.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  10. Awwwww :(

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  11. Touching, beautifully written.

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    1. Thank you, Susan!

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  12. Poor Sylvia, but at least she wasn’t alone in her last days. Very emotive story, well done

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    1. Thanks so much, Michael!

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  13. I took a similar tack to you, but different. Its a sad and familiar tale I guess, well written

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  14. This is such a sad tale, but at least Sylvia had someone to keep her company to the end.

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  15. awww, poor birdie. Poor Sylvia. Really good writing :)

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