When they moved in, their possessions – in stark contrast to their plans for the future, which couldn’t be contained – fit in three bags.
She watches the movers load box after box into lorries. What a difference a few years make. She didn’t know they’d accumulated this much stuff until they had to pack up. Where did it all come from?
The house – situated in a prime catchment area – will hold their possessions and offer room for more. It’s huge; its mortgage’ll squeeze out what life there’s left in their plans.
She likes to pretend their future hasn’t been boxed yet.
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Trust me to turn this bright, sunny photo prompt for FFfPP week 5 into a gloomy story, eh?
Good job on the prompt. It does seem people seem to gather stuff over time and not even realize how much they have. Hopefully, your character likes her new house, even if the mortgage leaves her feeling confined.
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Thank you! It’s incredible how stuff multiplies when you don’t pay attention…
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I love this! You always have such a unique vision that is so relatable! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you! I’m glad you find my weird little stories relatable 🙂
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Totally relatable! Experiences, thoughts, processes we all go through, yet through your unique lens. Thank you for sharing your writing – it’s a pleasure.
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Ah, balance and priorities. What we give up for “more.” Good story for thought!
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Thank you, Jenny!
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This spoke to the hoarder in me 😀 somehow I sense a tinge of sadness, too. Great story, Sonya!
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Yes, I need to do something about my hoarding tendencies… Thanks, Annie!
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You’re welcome, Sonya 🙂
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This is a fantastic story! I love how it ends, “She likes to pretend their future hasn’t been boxed yet.” I’m afraid the mortgage payments have their future “boxed.”
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Indeed they do… Thanks, PJ 🙂
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I hope she manages to unbox that future someday. Moving is oddly such an emotional event. You capture that well!
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She probably will. Thank you for stopping by 🙂
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Inspiring and a great reminder to always look ahead and not behind.
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Thanks for reading!
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I love that last line, Sonya. I hope her feeling of being ‘boxed’ doesn’t grow and sour her whole life. Great story. 🙂
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Ah, I think she’ll be fine in a decade or so, when it’s not all about the kids anymore. Thanks, Louise 🙂
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You really discover how much you have accumulated over the months, years, when you began the preparation of moving. A little bit here, a little bit there…we do not seem to notice…then, packing day, and reality sets in! She is satisfied that the accumulation of things will fit in the new house, but the mortgage is a little bit of a worry…as it may be for a lot of people, but I believe she will adjust and find that her future is not really boxed. A great story most can relate to sometime in their life. 🙂
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