Today, guess which 'K' emotion/feeling/state of mind I've depicted today in the short fictional passage below. Jessica Bell is using the same prompt word for a passage of her own. After guessing in the comments here, won't you follow the link and read Jess's entry?
Here's my 'K' offering:
Bradley chased the soccer ball, bouncing toward the far corner of the playground. As he neared, a soft whimper carried on the noontime breeze. He slowed, then peeked around the trunk of the huge oak at the fence. Lydia Vance sat, her back against the rough bark and her hands in her face.
Lydia was the fairest child in Jackson Elementary. If her eyes had been pink, she’d have been a full-fledged albino. She stuck out, and kids can be cruel.
“Dude! Hurry up!” his friends shouted.
Bradley picked up the ball and turned towards them, then looked back at Lydia. He’d never actually talked to her before.
Lydia’s shoulders heaved. She looked small, vulnerable, like a scared little bunny rabbit. The boys yelled again, something about needing the ball before graduation. Bradley hurled it in their direction, then shoved his hands in his pockets.
Taking a small step forward, he said, “Um, hey. Er, are you all right? I mean, anything I can do?”
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Any guesses to today's 'K' emotion/feeling/state of mind? And please pay Jessica a visit HERE. Thanks!!
19 comments:
Aw ... so sweet! :o)
Kind?
My guess would be kindness. Neat way of doing the A-Z challenge. Looking forward to seeing the answer and checking out what you'll have up tomorrow.
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Still love this idea, ladies. :) Today was sweet. I'll guess kind, too.
Kindness with a kiss :)
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Kindness, well done, too
I'm going with kompassionate.
Both stories are so sweet.
Kindness?
Awww, this is so sweet! I wish we'd hear real-life stories of kids acting kind this way. You know they do, but unfortunately all we hear about are the bullies.
Kindness is my guess!
A very insightful way to portray kindness. Good job!
It's gotta be kindness. Wonderful story.
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Aw, what a great post. I woulda guessed kindness, too - tho my first thought after reading Jessica's was karma :)
I don't think kindness is really an emotional state, but it is something that you can show. This is a very sweet post.
Kind, unless Karma is an emotional state!
Awww. Kindness. :)
yep, fer sure. Kindness~ :o) <3
Kindness.
Jai
I definitely think kindness on this one. What a sweet passage. I felt so bad for Lydia. :)
Kindness. Definitely, kindness.
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