‘What did we do to deserve this?’ Maeve looked up for the first time in ten minutes. She brushed away a tear. ‘We always treated him right.’
‘Some are just born bad; that’s all there is to it,’ her sister replied. ‘There’s nothing you could have done.’
‘They were children.’
‘It’s not your fault, Maeve.’
‘He was an awkward child; always getting in trouble. Always falling out with others. And now this. We’ll be blamed. How am I meant …’
‘People will know it’s not your fault.’
‘No, they won’t. We’re his parents. How could it not be our fault?’
A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words.
1 comment:
Oh, that's the age-old question, isn't it, Rob? When kids do criminal things, who's really responsible? To what extent are the parents responsible. I like the way you approach this very much.
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