Rochelle Wisoff-Fields – Friday Fictioneers.
If the Boots Don’t Fit
A warm still day; they were a gift.
They hurt his feet, he had said, amazingly his hat fell into the lake.
He swam after it and from the other side he waved, not even goodbye.
How long should she wait? She had said yes; then he wasn’t sure.
She should have said no.
She heard he had a job in Kentucky, drifting with cattle.
Mary-Anne was two today, she needs a father.
How long could they wait? If only she had said no.
Tomorrow she’ll wed a loving man, one who fills the boots with honesty.
She can’t wait.
James McEwan 
Good! She finally decided to move on instead of wasting her time waiting for an indecisive man. Loved your take on the prompt.
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I wonder, was she tricked by this scoundrel?
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Maybe, but I am glad that she’s done with him now and 😊
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The wandering rhythm to this is wonderful
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James – lovely story. When love swims away, it was going to drown anyway, but oh, those who wait on the banks of hope struggle to see the other shore.
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Thanks Sharon, have a nice holiday.
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Nice take and interestingly written.
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Hopefully she won’t live to regret her decision!
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I really like the way the story comes from her train of thought, skilfully creating a whole episode in the women’s life. Nice writing.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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Good riddance, I think. Nice ending.
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If it is time that she needs to move on, so be it.
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I;m glad she waited no longer. Perfect ending 🙂
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She has a dilemma. There are obviously still feelings for him. Sometimes it’s hard to get over such feelings but I think she probably should.
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How many young women find themselves in this situation – I wonder. thanks for commenting.
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Sometimes one must accept. There are boots for everyone and lucky her, she found one!
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Many thanks.
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a woman can’t wait forever, sooner or later, she’d learn to move on.
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Yes, even if he does not fit the boots. Thanks.
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It’s hard to love someone who doesn’t love you back, that’s for sure. Sometimes, you gotta move on!
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Poetic stream of conscious writing. Definitely time to bid him farewell and move on. He was never going to be good for her. Most enjoyable.
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The waiting’s over. Things can only get better.
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Well you need to trust people sometimes. But never, I say.
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Very definitely time to move on.
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COOL STORY!
June
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Thanks June, have a nice holiday.
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Dear James,
The hell with the boots. 😉 Marry the better man and get him a new pair. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wonderfully complex. Well-told.
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She has certainly waited long enough; she and her daughter deserve a man who will “fill the boots with honesty”. I like the mixed emotions expressed in this piece.
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Love and trust can be so confusing when you are young.
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Better to have an honest man in the end…
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Good for her!
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