Friday Fictioneers - Olympic Dream
Irina awoke at 5 a.m.
Early morning hours on the ice were best. She could practice her twirls and jumps without distractions.
“You sacrifice so much for us,” Mama said.
“No, skating is my life.” I said. “I want to go to the Olympics.”
Skating was Irina’s dream from the time she could walk.
“I will bring home a gold medal. I will make you proud. Our lives will be better.”
In 2024, Irina was on…
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Friday Fictioneers - Reminders of Her
He gulps his glass of whiskey.
He hates whiskey.
Cupping his hands on his head and face, he weeps.
What will I do now?
I’m nothing without her. She promised to love me forever.
Despair oozes from his boozy sweat.
Her childhood trauma was a fellow bedmate during their relationship.
She hates me because of what happened then.
Why?
He is a man—a reminder of her brokenness, something too painful to…
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