She smiled at the others around her, glad more than ever that she had managed to excuse herself from the situation that her youthful folly had landed her in for so many decades.
In fact, it had been pushing close to a hundred years since she’d foolishly agreed to marry a man that had captured her attention as a young phoenix. The marriage had been horrible and a lot closer to her being a kept ‘pet’ that was used to create an ‘elixir of life’ for the man than anything else.
The woman shook her head slightly to clear away the cobwebs that such thoughts always caused and returned her attention to the young people that had come to visit her daughter and smied once more.
This was a much better life even if it was likely she’d outlive her own child.
Inspired by the prompt for this weekend’s Stream of Consciousness from one of the awesome people substituting for Linda.
Badge by: Doobster @ Mindful Digressions
Breathing In 
I love the idea that the prompt can produce such a range of responses. Well done Martha.
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Thank you, I love reading up on them as well.
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I love it! Thank you for participating!
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It’s always lots of fun. (*smiles*)
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What a great post, Martha!!
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(*smiles*)
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