The Woman at the Top

From Arleen at Starting over, Accepting Changes-Maybe

Snap.   

Snap. Snap. “Okay, darling, now try this with your arms raised, you know, like you just did a triple on the balance beam.  Marvelous!”

Snap.  Snap.  “Remember to smile!  This is a victorious moment: you’ve made it to the top! Work it!  Work it!  Fabulous!”

Snap.  Snap.  “Now, let’s try it with you taking a few steps back closer to the edge….
What do you mean you’re done?...
What are you doing?...
Hey, give me back the camera!...
I mean it: Give me back the damn camera!...
That camera cost…Nooooooo!
You idiot!  I knew I should have gone with that other model…”

“Where are you going?  No, don’t drive off without me!  I’m sorry...I didn't mean it about the other model!...I'll get a new camera…don’t leave me here…I hate heights…”

PhotoPrompt #4

From Delores at "myfeatherednest"!

“Papa!  Oh, Papa!  Look

at that car!  Oh, it is a

lovely color!”

“Oh, Daddy!  See the horse

and the carriage!  Oh, I want one

for us, instead of this

ugly car.”

“Oh, dear girl!  We wouldn’t

want one of those!

Do you know how much

those cost?  And

the up-keep?”

“But, Papa!  Remember

when we took Oma to

the hospital in the

City far away?  How

quickly we moved?

We could use it for things like

That!”

But, Daddy!  Remember

how much fun we

had at the farm we

visited?  How happy

we were currying

the horse?”

“Listen!  The smell alone

would drive us crazy!

The cost of food/gas? 

Have you seen how much

a gallon/bale of hay

costs these days? 

And keeping it clean is

a messy job.

No.  We can’t buy one.

We don’t need it.”

“Yes, Papa…”

 “Okay, Daddy…”

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Arleen at Starting Over, Accepting Changes  

Wind off the ocean caught the veil, pulling it away from Patti’s face.  Her smile lit up and Bill whispered, “Well, we knew we were stepping into a gale force wind when we got engaged….”

They both laughed, glancing back at the two families in their folding chairs.  Neither family was happy about this wedding; their anxious faces expressed their apprehensions.

You’re too young…You hardly know each other...Are you pregnant...He’s a Marine, he’ll always be deploying somewhere…and the arguments against the wedding were long.

As the wedding proceeded, the families watched the two young people gaze at each other.  Their faces glowed as the sun began to set.  The words could barely be heard over the ocean wind, but the love Patti and Bill shared was clear.

As the final vows were said and the pronouncement “Husband and Wife!” given, anxious faces had evolved into joyful ones. 

The wind blended the laughter and tears with the setting sun.