Six Sentence Stories – Fighting Spirits
It was only the strength of her will that kept her coming back – well, that and the need for a paycheck – so Andie steeled herself for whatever battle awaited her beyond his front door today.
Andie had far greater ambitions than continuing to do physical therapy for this overgrown spoiled brat of a man-child, but years of advanced medical training was expensive and not necessarily lucrative immediately upon graduation so this was her life…for now.
Jack Barringer was cocky, entitled, and difficult, to say the least, and he wasn’t exactly personable during their sessions. But she had to admit there was a raw and fierce determination about him, something that, despite his obvious social ineptitude and personality flaws, explained how he managed to achieve all that he had in life by such a relatively young age.
Injuries as severe as Jack’s would give anyone plenty of justification to give up on everything, but Jack kept fighting through his pain, determined to make it back to where – and who – he was before the accident and then some, and she couldn’t help but admire that.
She suspected it would take something a lot more devastating than a physical injury to knock a Superman like Jack down to a place so terrible that he felt like giving up, but even Superman had his kryptonite.
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Want to know what would affect Jack that deeply? Check out “Losing Ground.”
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You took a much more difficult road on this one. Self will ; good one.
Thanks, Paul. Ha – yeah, I realized I made it harder on myself when I decided that. But (sticking with the theme here) I wanted to follow it through.
I do like this piece of your story Lisa. It sucks you in and leaves you wanting more. I’d say that’s good writing.
That’s what I love to hear, Val! I like knowing my words can draw the reader in and get them hooked.
I really liked this segment of your story, especially the final sentence. Observing people and how they handle situations in their lives is one of my fascinations, and this makes me want to see what brings him down, and where it goes from there. I like how this is all piecing together. I went back and re-read several sections today. Excellent writing!
Thanks, Josie. It was never really my intent to keep putting bits of Jack’s story out here, but I find myself inexplicably drawn to this tale and it just keeps unfolding. I guess I like floating little samples and seeing what the reaction would be – kind of helps me shape what is turning out to be a much larger work.
You do a great job portraying depth of character!
Thank you, Kristi. It’s something I’m working on. Practice, practice…
Reminds me of the fight my father had when he ended up in a wheelchair. While he never left the chair again in this life, he did learn to “live” in it.
Sorry to know that happened to your father, Jennifer. But I love knowing that he lived well!
You really are quite good at painting someone’s character… Character development …nice
Thank you. And I have to tell you, were it not for this link-up I would likely never have shared my fiction with anyone.
Well done–it’s not easy being a difficult personality, hard to get help when needed…and yes, everybody’s got their kryptonite.
Thank you. Jack is definitely a difficult and complicated personality.
what a good Six! It was such a ‘large’ story (not the correct word, I’m sure) but there was so much more to what is available to the reader than can be accounted for by a simple word count. I really need to learn to that! lol
Always keep ’em wanting more…
Meanwhile, your storytelling is terrific.
WOW I so need to catch up on this. Amazing!!! <3
Thanks. I really love this story.