Wait and See
127 Words
127 Words
Storm clouds
gathered intensity in the sky as Ted detached the hose from the tap. His wife
moved beside him as the first fat drops splattered on the dusty ground.
“Will
this help,” she quietly asked.
Ted
thought about the hand-deep crevices he’d found in the corn field, the
fruitless apple blossoms, and how he’d already fed a considerable amount hay to
the cattle, and unopened pile of bills lying on the table, before taking his
wife’s hand. “I don’t know. We’ll just have to wait and see.” He drew her off the porch. “But we might as
well it.”
In
less time than it takes a heart to beat they were soaking wet as the laughed,
splashed, and danced in the rain, celebrating the perfect moment.
Nice one, a real sense of the rain after the dry spell.
ReplyDeleteNice work.
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming they joined hands and prayed? Nice. All too true today. Poor Ted is one of many farmers in this situation I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteA little typo in the first "a Ted" I think you mean "as".
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Oops, thanks for catching that!
DeleteGood story, Jess. We're thirsty for rain, too - but thankfully crops and farming aren't our livelihood.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lazuli-portals.com/flash-fiction/elixir
It's a scary situation to be in. Unfortunately, every one will end up feeling the effects of this drought, farmers just feel it a little sooner. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteBeing attached in a variety of ways to farming, while not actually doing it myself/ourselves, I can really relate to this and imagine their fears and joys. I'm glad Ted and his wife will be around on their farm for at least a while longer! You conveyed their situation well.
ReplyDeleteI was trying to capture the situation, and the unending resilience farmers possess. Not matter how bad it gets they keep chugging along. I'm glad you liked it.
DeleteGreat story, Jess.I'm here: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/fridayfictioneers-aqua-madness/
ReplyDeleteCould do with some of that here right now..
ReplyDeleteI am liking Ted..xx
We just got a bunch yesterday and seem to be getting a bit more today. The hay fields really needed the drink.
DeleteI always find rains pleasantly apathetic... they make you forget the unpleasantness of life...
ReplyDeletegood tell-tale of hope and freedom!
Parul
Jess,
ReplyDeleteGlad you caught the western flavor of my story, and I definitely appreciated yours. The image of cracked clay occurred to me too as I was thinking about what to write. Rain is definitely a miracle!
Good story-rain makes me forget my worries too.
I loved your story! The cracked ground was inspired by a photo of a corn field that popped up on an agriculture website, it really illustrated the severity of the drought.
DeleteThank you for stopping by.
From sad to happy in 100 words. Loved it. Mine: http://shirleymccann.blogspot.com/2012/07/friday-fictioneers-imagine.html
ReplyDeleteWow--you captured it perfectly. That feeling when the first drops hit. A timely snippet, Jess, with all of the drought going on. We finally got rain in the last week. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Teresa. We got quite a bit the day before I wrote this, and we needed it.
DeleteGrat story Jess and the 'perfect moment' at the end is a excellent celebration of life. I've done the whole dancing in the rain thing and it just makes you feel glad to be alive :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's the truth. I love being outside in the middle of a rainstorm.
DeleteThe rain sometimes does seem to wash all of our troubles away, doesn't it. I hope it washes some of those bills off the table too...
ReplyDelete~Susan