Alex sat with an awkward pose; his eyes carried the look of
hurt and rejection from being side-lined by the other boisterous boys of his
age.
“Such a weirdo, cannot even judge a simple catch!”
“Have you noticed, he never looks in the eye? Gives me the
creeps”
The words no longer numbed Amy as she bravely fought the
world for her autistic son.
“I see a genius in him” Gerald, his music teacher, had told
her once and she believed him.
Amy knew she had won as Alex’s fingers played magically on
the keyboard and silenced the apathetic world.
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| PHOTO PROMPT Copyright-Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
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Word count:100
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100 word story written in response to the photo prompt at Friday Fictioneers at Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. You can post one of your own or read the other entries here.
Great story with an "I can do it anyway attitude! Very good!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nan :-)
DeleteA very lovely story. A mother's belief in her son.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claire!
DeleteDear Uma,
ReplyDeleteA mother knows. Autism is a strange condition and many times the autistic is brilliant in one way or another. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Yes, Rochelle, autistic children are known to have above average intelligence. Thank you!
DeleteNicely penned, Uma!
ReplyDeleteYou just need to give a chance where it is needed, well done Uma!
ReplyDeleteLove the ending Uma. So much love in this story.
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