Photo prompt © J Hardy Carroll
They were going to have to move.
Her health. His job.
They were going to miss so many things.
The beach. Their yard. The hours spent outdoors.
He laid in bed at night, awake. Her breath gentle at his side.
She would not complain. Even if she could still speak, he knew she wouldn’t put that burden on him. It broke his heart.
He put the shards into action. Poured his mind into design.
He’d build a bubble. An Eden in the forbidding landlocked wintry ground. A lush oasis where they could both breathe in the memories of better times.
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Na'ama Yehuda 
A tale of true love, where each puts the other first. Lovely! I hope the bubble works.
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Thank you, Penny! Yes, I hope the bubble works … if only in the attempt to make things a bit more comforting for both … Glad you liked this!
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I wonder if she’ll be satisfied with a bubble. The thing about the outdoors is it’s outdoors. And big. But at least he’s trying for a consolation
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I agree, Neil. Desperate times call for desperate measures, I guess, and perhaps the attempt will be what matters, even if it is not going to be close to what they REALLY want … given the realities they are facing.
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I hope it works out for them!
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I hope so, too!!! 🙂
Sometimes one must try and make do …
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This pretty picture has sparked so many tales of love and dystopia and bad air. I do hope it works for them.
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I know … I hope this works for them, too … I wouldn’t mind a nice little sun garden in the middle of the winter, either … 😉
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No kidding… which is why I’m gonna go plant my butt in the sand come March 1…
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🙂 Yay to you! I am counting on some photos for by-proxy sun … 😉
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😉
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That’s lovely…. 🙂
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Thanks, Crispina! So glad you liked it! 🙂
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🙂
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A grand gesture of love. Lovely story.
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Thank you, Iain! 🙂
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Na’ama Y’karah,
As others have said, I hope his plan works. At any rate, his heart is in the right place. Imaginative story. Lovely.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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🙂 Thanks Rochelle. Yes, I hope his plan works, and if nothing else we know that his heart is in the right place! 🙂 XO
Na’ama
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A sad story, which reminds me of how much the freedom to move ‘freely’ about this planet has been denied
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That is an interesting perspective and adds to the story — thank you!
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The place truly is an oasis, one of my favorite places to go on a gloomy winter day. Lovely story.
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Yay! So glad I captured it!
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Such a lovely, caring gesture.
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Thanks, Sandra! I hope it works for them …
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We all pretty well agree – it’s a lovely idea!
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Yeah, second to the REAL DEAL, it is not a bad deal … 😉
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I hope it all works out for them, he sounds like a very thoughtful chap.
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He does, now, doesn’t he? 🙂 I hope it all works out indeed! 🙂
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If only this were a true story… Beautiful.
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Who knows … perhaps someplace … it is … 🙂
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What a beautiful thought – he loves her so much he’s willing to build a paradise around her. Just lovely. Well done Na’ama
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Yes, he does! And, thank you Lynn. Some people’s love knows no bounds. In this case, I think he is making it for her, but in it he is also making it for THEM, and their sense of memories of togetherness. 🙂
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It’s a lovely thought, Na’ama and I hope they get plenty of time to enjoy it together
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Me three! 🙂
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A gently story of inspiration and hope.
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Thank you, James, I’m glad this is how it comes across. That was the intention! 🙂
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I hope it goes well for them. It’s good that they’re willing to work at it
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Yes, me, too! 🙂
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