photo credit: Al Forbes
The line of traffic waiting for the ferry was long. Glenn squirmed in his seat and leaned out the window, trying to see if anything was moving ahead. The sky was blue and the air was fresh, but all he could smell was exhaust fumes.
He looked across the seat at his wife, Marjorie, asleep with her head thrown back against the headrest. She was still the prettiest girl he knew, even after 60 years of marriage. She sensed his watchful gaze and smiled that smile. The one he had fallen for.
“Don’t worry,” she whispered. “I’ll make it….one last time.”
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This week’s story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wysoff-Fields. Read more stories about the photo prompt here:
https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2016/02/24/26-february-2016/
Retired Ruth 
Such love… left me with a hole in my heart. Well told.
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Thanks for reading. It was based on a sweet and sad story… you got it!
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You describe so well the true love in a good relationship, like
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Thank you very much for reading and commenting.
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Awww…that squeezed my heart.
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In a good way I hope! Based on stories from my mom and dad.
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Yes..in a good way. A very good way ❤
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Very moving. Well done, Ruth.
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Thanks.
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What a sweet romance. She may be good for more than one more time, who knows. I’m optimistic. I loved the line about her smile. 🙂
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I like your optimism. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Bittersweet to be sure.
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Nicely crafted.
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Thank you for your comment.
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Very bittersweet, but life often is. Nicely constructed. 🙂
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Bittersweet is a good description. Thanks.
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Th love between these two, after sixty years, that’s so amazing. You expertly pull at the heart strings.
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Thanks. Based on a true story.
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The bittersweet end… Like dark chocolate.
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Chocolate… so good and then its gone and you realize how good it was!
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You really built up our emotions–right up to the end. The sad ending had a big impact. Well done.
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Thank you.
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Dear Ruth,
There’s a lot of backstory here. Nicely and sweetly done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes there is. It reminded me of the Mackinaw Bridge and stories my dad would tell about taking the ferry across the strait before the bridge was built.
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Sweet and sad at the same time. As if simply having lived so long isn’t a triumph, let alone having maintained such love. Yet still we want them to go on like that forever.
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Yes, so true. And when it ends we are surprised and saddened.
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So sweet… and sad.
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