An Unexpected Gift (PG-13) Drabble

[francis]

Thank you for all of your wonderful comments.

[Luxe de Luxe]

oooh.... nice francis, very nice. I liked the dark edge, and then the little twist at the end that Beth was also a gift... yes, that bit just capped your piece wonderfully.

[Catmoon]

Very nice. Of course Beth was the unexpected gift! Poor Coraline will never understand that. She tries to give him gifts, but her idea of what that is and his are very different.

[greenleaf9]

Lovely job francis!

Wish I had more to say, something deep and insightful...but I don't. But I do want you to know how much I enjoyed this!

[francis]

Thank you, greenleaf, that's really enough for me.

Thank you, Catmoon and Luxe deLuxe.

[coco]

francis that was wonderful.

[Phoenix]

Beautiful, Francis.

[Penina Spinka]

I loved this. It was short, but perfect. On to more of your writing. Penina

[francis]

Thank you, phoenix, coco and Penina. I'm glad you liked this short little thing.

[jen]

Wonderful.

I don't thnk Coraline had that in mind, but that gift turned out to be a game changer!

[francis]

Thank you, jen. If Coraline had known, she wouldn't have done it.

[Moonlighter]

But twenty two years later,
Beth was an unexpected gift that kept on giving.

Ain't that the truth?! I'd have to say the universe knew what it was doing -- Coraline's deception led Mick to finding his greatest gift: Love.

Nice, francis!

[allegrita]

Man--it's so fun revisiting these! I remember this one, francis, and how much I loved the way you put the whole story into such a perfect little package.

[francis]

Love you, alle. Thank you!

[cassysj]

I'm revisiting old challenges and this really packed a punch in just a few words.