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Wednesday, 27 February 2019

High-handed

It was amazing to see little Lina solving complex sums...
All the more as her parents were uneducated migrants.

Lina was born when they arrived in New Mexico for construction work.
A big market had been razed and a skyscraper was getting built in its place.

PHOTO PROMPT - Jean L. Hays


The first day Lina went to the site with her parents, she started crying.
Then, controlling herself, she started plucking apples from the tree.
The security-guard prohibited her.

Lina answered in an authoritative voice,  “I was the owner of this market. I had planted this tree the day I had set up the market.”

100 words story for Friday Fictioneers.
Also linking with ABC Wednesday- H.

Do you believe in rebirth?
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18 comments:

  1. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields27 February 2019 at 18:25

    Dear Anita,

    Lina isn't one to reckon with is she? Apparently "she's" been here before.

    Shalom

    Rochelle

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  2. Iain Kelly27 February 2019 at 19:23

    It's not something I believe in, but it's something I wish I could believe in. Nice story.

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  3. Deepa27 February 2019 at 19:47

    I hope that security isnt mean to her

    Home

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  4. ABC-Wednesday27 February 2019 at 22:27

    yes i DO!!!

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  5. Susan A Eames27 February 2019 at 23:15

    And who could blame her for picking the apples? Nicely done, Anita.

    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

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  6. Linda27 February 2019 at 23:25

    No, I don't believe in rebirth, if you're talking about reincarnation. But that doesn't mean I can't enjoy a story about it :)

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  7. Dale27 February 2019 at 23:42

    Interesting...

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  8. Roger Owen Green28 February 2019 at 08:32

    connectedness, at least

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  9. Abhijit Ray28 February 2019 at 12:19

    If Lina had set up the market, she has all the right to pick apples.

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  10. liz young28 February 2019 at 18:35

    Lina has her own strength and that of her ancestor - not a combination to take 'No' lying down.

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  11. Andrea LeDew1 March 2019 at 01:02

    Intriguing beginning that begs many questions. It will be interesting to see how her memory of a previous life will affect her experience as the daughter (I assume) of immigrants from across the border. Maybe her wisdom can make things better.

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  12. Su-sieee! Mac1 March 2019 at 02:28

    I wonder if in time people, including her parents, will consider Lina of being a bruja, or, better yet, a curandera.

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  13. Penny Gadd1 March 2019 at 16:04

    I am inclined not to believe in reincarnation, but I haven't studied it at all so I'm not really entitled to hold an opinion! You give us an interesting snapshot of a moment in Lina's life.

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  14. Shirley1 March 2019 at 20:10

    I don't disbelieve in reincarnation, but don't want it to be true. Don't want to come back. But interesting story.

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  15. Jade Li2 March 2019 at 05:21

    Interesting twist!

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  16. lisarey1990@gmail.com2 March 2019 at 07:52

    I don't believe in rebirth but I think it is a great topic for stories. This is very nicely done.

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  17. Subroto2 March 2019 at 19:48

    Now that's one way to confuse a security guard. Nicely done.

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  18. Mama Pajama4 March 2019 at 01:14

    good for her - pick your apples, girl! I believe in several different forms of rebirth.

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