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Arches

Posted on by Penny Wilson Writes

They were just ahead.  Soon, she’d have all she wanted.

It had been a torturous journey.  Having been denied this small luxury was hell.  People over there didn’t understand.  Still on the tiny plane, she started to imagine it.

The trip had been a once in a lifetime kind of thing and one she would always remember.  But getting back to civilization was such a blessing.  She was looking forward to her air-conditioned room and her crisp white sheets on which to lay her head.  To have a hot shower with all the water she wanted!  Heaven!

But the real treasure lay just beyond those arches.

Her hands were shaking, and she was a little weak kneed!  She didn’t realize how much she wanted it until she was this close.

Finally, after such a long, long time without it, she stepped across that threshold and thru the arches.

She was the only one there.  What luck!

She walked forward and said to the young man in front of her “I’d like your Quarter-Pounder Value Meal with Extra Large French fries and a large diet Coke, please”.

Copyright © 2018 Penny Wilson

**This is in response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo prompt which you can find out about HERE.  Go take a look and join in on the fun!

 

Author:

Penny Wilson is an international writer who writes in several genres. She has written articles for WOW Women on Writing. Her poetry has been published in online journals, such as Ariel Chart, Spill Words Press and the Poppy Road Review. Penny is a member of the Austin Poetry Society. Her poetry has been featured in the publication America's Emerging Poets 2018 & 2019 by Z Publishing and Poets Quarterly and Dual Coast Magazine published by Prolific Press. Most recently, you can find her poetry in an anthology by WordCrafter Press called Poetry Treasures. Penny is an advocate for Mental Health Awareness and has the page "Mental Health Help" on her blog. She writes about the struggles of mental illnesses and Depression. She is passionate about spreading awareness for Suicide Prevention and Domestic Abuse. She expresses her passion through her writings of poetry and life experiences. You can find more of her writings on her blog at https://pennywilsonwrites.com/

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      2. I’m so glad. It’s funny, some stuff that comes very quickly, like this one did, get really good responses from people. I did this in about 5 minutes. I hesitated posting it, because I really didn’t like it! 🙂

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