She’d see it on her way to school. A shell of itself.
A bit like her it was, she felt. Unprotected. Exposed to the elements.
Years later she returned to do her duty by those who birthed her. She took a walk, eager to escape the cloying empathy of people who knew exactly why she’d left. She saw it. Still a shell. But now a possibility.
“I’ll build you up,” she said. And did.
The thick walls welcomed her, insulating. The roof salvaged old beams into current protection.
A home at last. For old times sake. For new beginnings.
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Photo prompt © Susan Rouchard
Na'ama Yehuda 
This is just lovely, Na’ama. New beginnings to create new memories in the old place.
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Thank you! And… not in the house she had many reasons to not like, but the house she felt affinity to … 🙂 xoxo
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Right. I reread and realised my error! Love that she was able to make it her own. xoxoxo
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Amen to making new beginnings and building homes around the exposed shells of our hearts. xoxo
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Absolutely! xoxo
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xoxo
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Like it or loathe it, we have a backstory we can’t change
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A lovely optimistic story. Well done.
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Thank you, Iain!
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New beginnings.
Such a positive story.
Happy she did this for her home & herself
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Thank you, Anita.
Sometimes the sorrows of the past can become an anchor to build a future from. Not as a way to make what happened, okay; but as a way to know who one is and why and where one sees their life. 🙂
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Home is full of sentiments. Great idea of retiring to her roots.
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Yes, she found her way to make it hers.
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returning to her roots….
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Yep, and on her own terms!
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May it be everything she wants it to be.
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Amen to that!
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New beginnings are lovely. I’m glad she’s making it her own!
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Yes! Thank you for reading and commenting. 🙂
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Homes have feelings too. It was just a matter of time before they became one.
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Exactly! You know how some homes you walk into and you are like “nope, no way” and then there are those that welcome you like an old friend. We all know that walls have ears, but somehow people ignore the fact that with the ears come hearts, too … 😉
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well, hope springs eternal. 🙂
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And so it does!
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I love the way you portrayed her healing in fixing up the broken down house. Beautiful, Na’ama!
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Thank you, Brenda! Yes to finding a way to reconnect, rebuild, and heal. On whatever level/s one needs to do so!
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As a therapist, I spent many hours listening to the pain of childhood, and then helping people build a better “now” so as not to repeat the old hurts. Your story certainly brought that home!
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Thank you! Yes, indeed it is also about learning that one cannot change what happened in the past, but one can learn how it impacted who they are and how they are in the world, and learn from it what they can change or grow from, and what they must accept (and possibly grow from).
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Na’ama Y’karah,
A lovely story of redemption, renewal and healing. You left me smiling, my friend.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Glad you liked! And, yes to healing and finding a path to renew and repair and redeem and heal. xx
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I love the idea of starting over and making new memories.
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Yes! Me, too! Thank you for reading and commenting!
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Most welcome.
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