Flash fiction

In class last term we were learning how to write flash fiction. Flash fiction is a short fast paced narrative and we had to use the words Rose, Music, and chain. Even though it is short, it was very exciting!

The Rose Necklace

I sit in the hospital waiting patiently with my step sister and her grandfather. He has been struggling with his treatment for brain cancer, it won’t go away. Her grandfather looks so much like my grandfather. I feel her pain watching someone you love so much have to suffer. It’s terrible.

My mind escapes me and I remember back to the time when my grandfather gave me his rose chain necklace before his death. He died from colon cancer. That was one of the saddest times of my life. I never wanted to experience that ever again. Just before he died, he said to me, "look after the necklace and whenever you feel alone or you feel sad, just think of what I would say to make you laugh." I remember these words, like music to my ears, and the look on his face when he spoke to me.

As I sit with my step sister and her grandfather, I see her eyes filled with tears. Her heart is aching. I find myself holding the chain and listening to my grandfather’s favorite song play over and over in my mind, wishing he was still here. But I can’t change the past. The past is the past and the present is the present. Life is never easy.

By Miriana

Word count:216