It was a cold day in April and he was in the café, warming himself with a hot chocolate.
He was there because he could not get a moment’s peace at home. His wife nagged him about fixing the fence and his kids kept asking him when he was going to take them to the amusement park. “You promised!” they reminded him.
Frustrated, he told his wife that he was going out and left. His cell rang but he ignored it. Later, when he returned home there was a fire truck outside. Thankfully, his wife and their kids were alive.
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This post is for the Friday’s Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. You can find this week’s prompt here. To read other stories or to participate, click here.
Notes to Women 
At least they were okay. That would have left him with quite a guilty conscience.
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Yes, he would have beaten himself up about it if anything had happened to all or any of them. Maybe now he will have a great appreciation of what he still has.
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Dear Adele,
No doubt this gave him appreciation for his wife and children. Glad they weren’t hurt.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, it took something like this for him to appreciate his family more. I had to give the story a happy ending . Too many tragic deaths these days.
Shalom,
Adele
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❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks, Jim 🙂
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Such a sad story. I wonder where this will lead.
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Hopefully, he will come to appreciate his family more and they can start to slowly rebuild their lives after what could have ended tragically.
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That was a big wake-up call for him. I think some relationship counselling might be needed here.
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Yes, it was. And you’re probably right about the counseling.
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Perhaps he’ll think twice before abandoning them again.
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Perhaps, he will, Keith.
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