This week’s photo prompt is provided by pixabay.com (free to use photos)
John once told Anna, “When I saw you for the first time in that red evening gown…that’s when I fell in love!”
As an anniversary gift, she hired a portrait photographer. He would arrive in the morning. She always did better in the mornings. The hospice nurse helped her bathe, and her sister June helped with her hair and make-up.
It took every ounce of energy that Anna had to sit in the chair and hold her shoulders and chin high. In between takes, she rested her head on the table. She didn’t realize that the photographer captured those moments too.
When the proofs arrived Anna naturally chose one where she was sitting tall, smiling, barely a hint of illness or pain showing on her lovely face. That portrait now graces the mantle in John’s office. But it is the photo pictured above that he carries with him always.
~kat ~27 October 2015
(148 Words)
This story is for FFfAW’s (Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers) weekly photo prompt. If you would like to read other stories or join the challenge yourself click HERE.
like mercury colliding... 
October 27th, 2015 at 6:08 pm
So poignant, Kat. The last line struck me. True love.
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:18 pm
Yes. He loved her essence! ❤️
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:17 pm
Such a heart touching story. She had a beautiful portrait made for him and he loved the one with her head on the table that she didn’t know was being taken. Wonderful story Kat.
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:19 pm
Thank you Joy. 🙂 A soulmate knows the real you. ❤️
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:21 pm
Yes, a soulmate does. 🙂
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:28 pm
Very touching, great story.
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:36 pm
Thank you Nicola. ☺️
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:41 pm
Awwww! This is beautiful!
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:42 pm
Thanks! I love a bit of romance. ❤️
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October 27th, 2015 at 6:47 pm
So few words, so much meaning! You are I’ve talented writer! Thank you! 😊
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October 27th, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Thank you Catherine. I have missed you here. I noticed you posted recently. I can’t wait to find a cozy spot and catch up on my reading! 😊
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October 27th, 2015 at 9:41 pm
I’ve missed you, too! It’s been crazy lately but now I can start catching up on all the great reads, yours and others! 😊
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October 27th, 2015 at 7:08 pm
Very beautiful! I like that he chose the photo of HER!
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October 27th, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Yes! That’s the beautiful person he loved!
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October 27th, 2015 at 7:13 pm
yes the real her!! love it
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October 27th, 2015 at 7:14 pm
😊
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October 27th, 2015 at 7:15 pm
🙂
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October 27th, 2015 at 11:38 pm
A great love story. Very good.
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October 27th, 2015 at 11:39 pm
Thank you Deborah. 😊
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October 28th, 2015 at 1:51 pm
It was the last sentence of the second paragraph that I really liked. It turned the whole story into something so much better!
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October 28th, 2015 at 2:38 pm
Thank you! Yes… That was when the story took a completely different tone! 😊
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October 28th, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Straight to the heart, that. You showed so much about their relationship with where the respective portraits have ended up. Great story, great writing!
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October 28th, 2015 at 5:44 pm
Hi Sonya. I’m glad the story spoke to you. There is no greater compliment. Thank you so much!
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October 29th, 2015 at 6:27 pm
Very good Kat, sometimes we like to remember people as they are not as we imagine they see themselves…a sad tale but very relevant in this day and age…
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October 29th, 2015 at 6:42 pm
Thanks! That is so true!
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October 30th, 2015 at 9:20 am
Really liked it 🙂
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October 30th, 2015 at 11:07 am
Thank you! I’m glad that you did!
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October 30th, 2015 at 5:54 pm
She wants to be well. And wants to be seen as healthy. But her husband loves the real her, the one who can barely keep her head up. Great story!
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October 30th, 2015 at 6:24 pm
Yes! The essence of true love. ❤️ thank you for commenting!
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October 31st, 2015 at 7:32 pm
Wow that’s powerful! Very touching and sensitive, I loved it!
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October 31st, 2015 at 7:54 pm
Thanks Deb! I appreciate the comment. 😊
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November 1st, 2015 at 6:53 am
A sensitive piece of writing that captures human emotion wonderfully well.
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November 1st, 2015 at 7:45 am
Thank you so much for your comment. 😊
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November 2nd, 2015 at 12:31 pm
Aww, what a beautiful take on the prompt. That last part where he preferred the picture with her head on the table just shows how much he loves her regardless. 🙂
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November 2nd, 2015 at 12:34 pm
Thanks Ameena. Yes, that is my favorite part too. 🙂
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November 8th, 2015 at 4:09 pm
That is so touching!
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November 8th, 2015 at 5:01 pm
Thanks for reading and for stopping by my blog 🙂
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