Candace cried. After months of sleepless nights and almost-give-up moments, she’d done it. She sniffed, clasping tight the locket Jerry had given her on their wedding day.
Looking at the structure in front of her, she sighed. The town had mocked him and though she was a firm supporter, in her heart she too had been a quiet skeptic; and he knew that, even though he never showed it.
Give electricity to the entire town? Impossible!
And one by one they’d left. But not Jerry, he refused to leave the place his ancestors helped build. After the war which left half the world uninhabitable and powerless, they were the lucky ones.
There was a knock at her door one night, as shopkeeper Marty McPherson sadly gave her the news. He’d survived the war, only to be killed when an unexploded ordnance detonated on his walk home.
Heartbroken but determined Candace decided to follow through and she had.
Grasping the lever, she closed her eyes, whispered a small prayer and pulled. Even with her eyes shut she could feel the warmth of the light. Jerry would’ve been proud.
Lovely
Thank you! 🙂
I enjoyed this story. I liked how your character even though she was sceptical of her husband’s idea to give the whole town power; she believed I him when he died and followed through with his plans. Some might say she believed to late. But I think sometimes in life we require something bad happening to us to do the right thing. Great job!
So true! Sometimes it does take an adverse event for us to rethink our position. Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate it! 🙂
No problem!
I enjoyed your story very much, so sad that the poor guy had gotten it right and not lived to reap his well earned glory. Great write. 🙂
That was sad, yes. Thank you so much for reading! 🙂
As they say: The last thing to die is hope. Jerry would indeed be proud.
So true! Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Wonderful story! So sad that her husband was killed walking home but sweet that she believed in him enough to give the town his “light.”
Thank you! 🙂 Yes, it was bittersweet! 🙂
Proud indeed!
DJ
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A story of hope triumphing over sadness. 😀
Thank you for reading! 🙂
Great story and had me hooked from the beginning.
Ally 🙂
Thank you so much for taking time out to read! 🙂
There is always hope. I love this story. Even in death his legacy lives on.
Thanks a lot! 🙂
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Very nice
Thank you! 🙂