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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Five Sentence Fiction - Living the Dream

I am on a look out for the word prompts, drabble challenges, 55fiction challenges and what not. Lillie never misses her prompts and I try not to miss them as well. Here is my entry for this weeks 5SF. 

You can read my earlier short fictions here and 55Fictions here.



Living the Dream

Every time she came here she felt happy.

Every time thousands of people applauded she felt glad.

This was all that she loved – the bright lights, the peaceful music, the story – this was all that she longed for.

Every time Maya saw her beautiful daughter dazzle on the stage she felt a sense of pride, a sense of accomplishment.


Her daughter was living the dream that Maya couldn't do when she was younger caught up in two jobs and night classes, but she was happy she could provide for her daughter and mold her as a popular ballet dancer in the town. 


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This post is for Lillie McFerrin Writes Five Sentence Fiction. Word theme for the current week is DAZZLES.
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20 comments:

  1. mysundrynotesJune 25, 2014 at 11:45 PM

    the feeling is really wonderful when mother can see her dream fulfill through her daughter! :)
    nice story !

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  2. Anunoy SamantaJune 26, 2014 at 8:35 AM

    It feels nice to imagine Maya's bliss :)

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  3. K R SmithJune 26, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    An interesting story where the reader's perspective changes in the last two sentences. Very nice!

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  4. UnknownJune 26, 2014 at 11:00 AM

    Very nice.. Most of the mothers, especially in our country live their dreams through their children, and in a way that is good too, they excel in achieving it someway right? loved it :)

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    1. Tina BasuJune 26, 2014 at 8:41 PM

      Yes they do. And no one is happier than a mother when her child becomes what she might have aspired to be one day.

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  5. Soumyaa VermaJune 26, 2014 at 9:22 PM

    I hope Maya too is happy living her mother's dream. Beautiful Fiction this was :)

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  6. cammies on the floorJune 27, 2014 at 5:35 AM

    As a parent that struggled, this piece was so endearing

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  7. AnonymousJune 28, 2014 at 2:04 AM

    That is adorable! Nothing could be as satisfying as a mother watching her daughter fulfilling her dreams. Nice piece of work!

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  8. UnknownJune 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    It is nice to see our kids realize our dream...but, I would have loved if Maya would have realized hers.

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  9. Donna BurmanJune 28, 2014 at 11:58 PM

    Yup.. Same here... Wish Maya gets to fulfill her dreams too.. :)

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  10. CifarJune 29, 2014 at 12:45 AM

    nice story

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  11. CifarJune 29, 2014 at 12:46 AM

    nice story

    The Lone Survivor

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  12. UnknownJune 29, 2014 at 8:05 AM

    I hope to watch my kids live many dreams. I have multiple sclerosis. So far I'm still functional and still have periods of remission, but I know that can change. I try to enjoy everything I can in the meantime.
    Thank you for visiting The Netherworld.

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  13. VinodiniJune 30, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    Some unfulfilled dreams do get realized by our children, if we're lucky. Nice read :)

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  14. UnknownJuly 1, 2014 at 1:12 AM

    I hope to become like that girl too. Nice story.

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  15. AnonymousJuly 5, 2014 at 2:59 AM

    wow! such a sweet post! Helping someone fulfill their dreams is really soothing feeling

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  16. Jyotsna BhatiaJuly 12, 2014 at 1:14 PM

    That's an adorable story. Tina, our stories for this prompt are almost on similar lines - a mother's sacrifice. Nice to read your take on the prompt :):)

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