Photo Prompt @ Susan Rouchard
The old house was going to be destroyed. Industrial development. She barely got there in time before it became a victim of the wrecking ball.
They stopped work for her so she could retrieve what she wanted. She had to be quick. She ran from room to room, snatching and grabbing.
She ran into the nursery and there were her books. Her childhood lived in those books. One of the workers helped and she packed them up. Nancy Drew. Huckleberry Finn. More.
She loaded them in her car as the memories battered her brain. Thinking of her family, she cried.
Thank you to Rochelle Wisoff for hosting Friday Fictioneers!
The Write Scribe 
Precious memories!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, I could feel them in that room with those books.
LikeLike
Oh dear! That’s sad. They should have given her enough notice.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is the sad reality. Many heritage homes etc are being razed to make way for “development”.
Glad she could retrieve what she wanted. She could have saved more.
But, had they destroyed the home, she would have got nothing.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Anita!
LikeLike
Nice response to the prompt. It has a sadness to it that lingers. Nicely written.
Stopping in from A-to-Z: https://brewingcoffeetwistingwordsbreakingpencils.ca/2024/04/10/incorporated-wrebbit-puzzle-inc/
LikeLiked by 1 person
I too saw memories in that room and those books. Nicely done.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, they were there, weren’t they? Thank you so much.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Awww. How wonderful she was able to gather her stuff before they took it down! Nicely done.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you!
LikeLiked by 1 person
😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
She came just in time to retrieve what was precious to her, but the house… Memories are in places, not only in things. Great writing, I could feel the urgency.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you so much!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Treasure of childhood are forever held dear.
LikeLiked by 1 person
What a situation to be in. It’s hard enough to decide what to keep and what to discard when you have time to think about it. The pace of this shows her panic and her grief, but you also give a lovely glimpse into her childhood through the book titles.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you!
LikeLiked by 1 person
What a wonderful take on the prompt! So evocative, full of memories and grief at the same time. Well done!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank goodness she got there in time. It would have been a shame if she missed gathering those memories.
LikeLike
good thing she got there in time to retrieve part of her childhood memories.
LikeLiked by 1 person
poignanat
LikeLiked by 1 person