Title: Atonement
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © Fatima Fakier Deria
Chiara wasn’t a tourist; this was a pilgrimage. Her friends called her “crazy” and her mother cried. Her quest entailed visiting each of the 139 churches in Venice plus a handful of synagogues.
She was lost. The canal filled with cargo-laden boats offered her a little help.
“Si, signorina, la chiesa di San Martino è lì,” the man on the boat gestured to a building right in front of her.
In the dimly lit church, it took a few minutes for her eyes to adjust and find a seat in a pew. She prayed, hoping God would grant her forgiveness.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Dear Jo,
A long way to go to ask for forgiveness. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you for the prompt. Having visited Venice I was amazed by the number of churches. It was fun to incorporate it into the story.
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Without knowing why she feels she has to take this journey to gain forgiveness I am left imagining why she is taking it. Good story.
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I often image other people’s motivations for doing the things they do. Glad you liked the story.
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For her to feel the need to visit each of the 139 churches and a handful of synagogues to atone… one can only wonder what heinous crime she feels she committed.
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LOL Agreed! At this juncture I haven’t an answer for you. Perhaps at some point Chiara will let me know the rest of her story. Thanks for commenting.
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