Anne-Marie Edwards sat in the dining room listening to the radio, waiting for a war article to come on. Four years ago Anne-Marie and her five children had farewelled Mathew Edwards (Anne-Marie’s husband and the children’s father) off to war. The past four years had been a worrying, frightening time and every once and a while Anne-Marie would burst into seas of tears, her usually pretty, brown face, swollen from crying. Her gleaming brown eyes would go a scary shade of red and her gracefully gentle smile would turn into a heavily pronounced frown.
Anne-Marie sat in her tattered but strikingly clean dining room, still focussed on the radio article. There was nothing too facsinating on the radio.
She stood up and found her eldest son David staring at pictures of his father with tears in his eyes.
“He will come back, won’t he?” sobbed David.
“Well, the war has been going on for four years. It can’t go on much longer,” answered Anne-Marie.
“But he will come back, right?” demanded David.
Anne-Marie hesitated, “Yes he will come back. And even if he doesn’t, we’ll cope.”
“So Dad’s coming back!” squealed David with delight.
“Yes he will, I know he will.” Anne-Marie now had faith - something she hadn’t had in the past four years.
Loimata, Year 6, Room 11, 2010
Loimata,
ReplyDeleteYou have done a wonderful job blending your character description with a narrative. I love how at the start of the story Anne-Marie doesn't really believe that her husband might come home, but after talking to David to becomes filled with hope!
Kai pai
From Ruth
Talofa Loimata malo lava le tusitusi. We all need hope and like Anne- Marie having someone like her son being strong really lifted her sprits. The photo of you is beautiful - full of love and hope. Great work and Room 11 rocked the production. Otalani
ReplyDeleteHello Loimata,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your story. I can tell from your story that the war was very hard, not only for the soldiers, but also for the families waiting at home. Anne-marie was lucky to have her children to help her feel better.
Why was her Dining room so clean?
Esther :)
Hi loimata,
ReplyDeleteyour story is awesome I liked how your your character is very positive about her husband coming back from war well done loimata.
From Jamie in Rm 11.
Thanks Loimata, I enjoyed your story. You write very well. It must have been hard for the wives of soldiers at home holding their families together.
ReplyDeleteAnne-Marie (Jonathan's mum)