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The Pearls…Friday Fiction In Five Sentences.

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Lovingly he fingered the delicate pearls clasped around her neck. 

At first, they belonged to his grandmother, who passed them to his mother and she passed them to his wife.

She looked beautiful as she lay so still, just as though she slept.

With trembling fingers and a heavy heart, he unhooked the beautiful strand of
pearls that has been worn by the women in his family for ages.

He knew that she loved them very much and would want their little girl to inherit it when she comes of age.

© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha

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A wordsmith with a vivid imagination, an eager mind and a burning desire to carve out tales. As I journey with my muse to that land of all possibilities and self discovery, I hope my personal evolution will serve as a beacon of inspiration for anyone who chooses to stop by.

48 thoughts on “The Pearls…Friday Fiction In Five Sentences.”

  7. love it! This little tale is relevant on so many levels…heirlooms are so important to family continuity. I have things of my grandmother’s with notes attached–warnings to cherish and preserve (whatever it is.) Sentimentality is important.

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  8. A very beautiful story. So much can be said in a few sentences.
    I had a set of pearls like that, handed down from my mother, from her mother, from her mother. I use to only wear them on special occasion. When I was 20, I decided to wear them on a special dinner. Someone stole the necklace, and one of the matching earrings, while I was wearing them. It was a crowded restaurant. I didn’t realize what was going on until the thief tried to take the second earring. ..long time ago. I enjoyed your story!

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  9. Short but says a lot about what she meant to him…i guess their love was deep. On the other hand i am thinking…was the pearl more important than the people who had worn it? Again the pearl represents a legacy…just seeing the many sides of your story…simply artistic Jacqueline!

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  19. Awww, so heartbreaking.

    Only five sentences yet I imagined how they met, how their love grew, their wedding day, the birth of their daughter, her illness, their hope of recovery, her health deteriorating until she passed.

    Life can be sad. 😦

    You know how to mold words o! Beautiful.

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I love it when you decorate my heart with your words..