Sunday, July 29, 2012

No Choice

When would it end? Hadn't he suffered enough? She needed to help him as he always had her. She had no choice...

As his final breath left him, the rain began to fall.

This post is a reponse to Trifexa's weekend challenge "give us a 33-word opening line to your book. That's it. Make us want to read the next 333 pages of your work."
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17 comments:

  1. lumdog2012July 29, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    This relationship is complicated. "She had no choice" sounds like she would rather not help him, but then again, she owed him. The background on them seems like a very good story.

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  2. TrifectaJuly 29, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    I wonder if she did help him and what he had always done for her. Good start. Thanks for playing along with us this week. Please come on back tomorrow for the new challenge,

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  3. AnonymousJuly 29, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    I wonder if she did help him into taking his final breath? Or if she owed him a favor but he died before she could follow through? Lots of possibilities here!

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  4. JenniferJuly 29, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    Interesting! It has made me want to read more...

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  5. SandraJuly 29, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Intriguing opening. Makes me wonder whose perspective we're reading here, and I want to find out!

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  6. Marie NicoleJuly 29, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    Was allowing him to go towards his last breath the way to help him? Like a final request? The rain is a nice added touch...

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  7. BettyRants41July 29, 2012 at 10:57 PM

    Thank you, all, so much. I would like to develop this further. Your encouragement makes me think perhaps I should.

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  8. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 12:43 AM

    I agree with first comment about the having no choice. Definitely makes me want to get to the bottom of it all.

    I'm new to Trifecta and excited to read all these amazing pieces.

    Following you now, as well. :)

    Christine
    @thatgalkiki

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    1. BettyRants41July 30, 2012 at 1:43 PM

      Thank you, Christine! Welcome to Trifecta. It is a very welcoming place, so I hope you like it here. Thanks for the follow!

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  9. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    Definitely draws the reader in.

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  10. CameronJuly 30, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    It made me think of a beloved canine companion. Not an easy place to be in any case.

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    1. BettyRants41July 30, 2012 at 1:45 PM

      Oh, I hadn't thought about that connection, but it is a good one! No, certainly never easy. Thanks for the new perspective!

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  11. ElGuapoJuly 31, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    I don't know that I'd have gotten euthanasia without the tag.
    Either way, it's a gripping start!

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  12. Debra Gray-ElliottAugust 4, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Love yours and now a follower.

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