Title: Keeping Promises
Source: Flash Fiction Challenge
Prompt: Write a story about sisu.
Word count: 99 words
Photo by Cassie Boca on Unsplash
Eino said caring for his invalid mother wouldn’t be easy, but his work took him abroad for months. The cabin had been her home since childhood. I didn’t imagine it would be this difficult. The closest neighbor lived miles away. We were alone.
Daytime was bearable. Aiti’s care and the daily chores kept me busy. I marked the calendar, counting days.
Then the storms descended. Howling winds crashed waves against the cliff, and spray pelted the windows. The house creaked, while my mind played games. The meager fire staved off ghosts while the clock counted the minutes until dawn.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
You have set the scene so well
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Thank you, Sadje. This one put up a fight. 😊
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Oh, but you got there in the end.
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🙏❤🙂
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Your tender words are so fitting to that haunting image.
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Thank you, Jonetta. I found the image very inspirational.
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Great sense of place in this flash, Jo!
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Thanks you Charli.
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