John almost collided with the young woman blocking the path.
‘You don’t recognize your daughter?’
‘Sorry?’
‘I recognized you straightaway.’
‘Jane?’
‘You have another daughter?’
‘No … Wow, what is it, fourteen years?’
‘Fifteen. And who’s fault is that? Nothing for fifteen years.’
‘Sorry. I sent a letter each week for a while. After that on special occasions. But I never received a reply’
‘Really?’
‘Your mother … She wanted a fresh start.’
‘So you just walked away?’
‘I wasn’t the one who left.’
‘Why didn’t you look for me?’
‘I … I wasn’t sure you’d want to be found.’
A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words.
1 comment:
That says a lot about that couple's breakup, Rob, in just a few words. And about the impact of a breakup on the child. Well done
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