Her last will is read. Some are suddenly richer than the others.
Somber silence is now replaced by a scuffle between siblings.
A lone shoe makes its way over the din towards the mantel. A mother’s heart breaks along with the urn.
Fractured
Her last will is read. Some are suddenly richer than the others.
So sad and true. Nothing brings out the worst in a family like a discussion of inheritance. 😯
Unfortunately very close to home for me!
Thanks for your comment, Melony! I love your microstory this week 🙂
So sad that these circumstances sometimes lead to more discontent – at a time when it really should bring people together.
It is sad! When the glue that binds us is gone, the family falls apart. Thank you, Liv!
I mean, we all have selfish people in our families. This piece is really heartbreaking.
Thank you, Tony! Every family has a few crazies like that 🙂
Did you mean that "lone shoe" reference to be a 3rd dimension to "fracture". I thought that was brilliant.- Deepti
Thank you Deepti! The lone shoe is what shows us the family's true colors, I guess.
I can picture this angry little scene. I liked how you had both the urn and the mother's heart breaking from the thrown shoe.
Thanks Marcy! So many things broken in this story 🙂
A rich man is afraid of his son.. goes the saying.. The sad part of Division!
Sad indeed! Money cannot buy happiness. Thank you for commenting!
Unfortunate, but very true quite often! Wonderfully composed, Hema!