Title: Silver Lining
Source: Thursday photo prompt: Clouds #writephoto
Word count: 230 words
Jessie raced outside, stopping to shove her feet into her shoes before letting the door slam behind her. At the end of the driveway, she realized she her coat was inside. It didn’t matter. She wasn’t going back. She was never going back.
The icy wind knifed through her wool sweater, finding the spaces in the closely knit fabric. Jessie pulled the sweater closed around her neck and remembered what she left in her hasty exit.
Her coat was one, she thought and shivered. There were clothes in the bedroom closet, her favorite pair of jeans among them. She hated leaving them, and the toiletries in the bathroom.
Jessie stopped suddenly, grasping at her throat, her fingers probing until she touched the sterling silver chain. She wound her fingers around the chain, tugging the pendant free. She clutched it in her fist and closed her eyes. Thank God she thought.
Jessie heaved a sigh of relief, tucked it under her shirt, and continued walking. There was more, she knew, but she didn’t want to think about that yet. Jessie wondered if she could block it forever.
She glanced around to determine how far she had come and which way she needed to go. She blinked as the sun struggled to escape its gray shroud. A thin ray touched her face and Jessie smiled. She knew exactly where she was going.
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Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
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At least. 😊 Sometimes moving forward is the most important thing.
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It usually is 😉
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that she thinks about the things she is leaving behind made me worry she might want to go back for it, I hope she realises its all just physical things, replaceable, but she isn’t. Strong story line in such few words Jo. Classic flash to me.
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Thank you, Gina. High praise indeed. I think the fact that the only thing she is going to miss is a pair of jeans speaks to her knowing where her priorities lie. 🙂
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hey jeans are important ok!! its so hard to find a good fit! but seriously yes, its true, we think we are going to miss all those things but its just holding on to what can be easily replaced. good work Jo!
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Great story.
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Thank you Sadje. 💕
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You’re welcome dear
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I thought provoking flash.
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Thank you Roberta.
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thank you for the reblog. ✨💕✨
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Great post! Good luck Jessie run don’t look back. Her life life began that day💜
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Thanks for reading. Glad you liked the story. 😊💜
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I really did 💜
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