Day 7 - Selfie Freewrite Celebration Contest

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This is my entry for the Day 7 - Selfie Freewrite Celebration Contest, hosted by @freewritehouse.

You can also find today’s freewrite prompt here: Day 213: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: five, hosted by @mariannewest.

I can’t believe it has been a week since we started the 200-Day Party with the @freewritehouse. Every day I have been challenged to both take a theme-based selfie, and write a prompt invoked 5-minute freewrite. I will say it has been lots of fun! Congratulations to all the other participants who have made it to day 7!!

Today’s freewrite prompt is five.

I’d like to thank my husband for pointing out the obvious five fingers on my hand as the daily selfie prompt, mother nature for the rain, and everyone on Steemit who upvotes, resteems, reads and comments on my posts!

I hope you enjoy reading today’s freewrite! It’s cute.

Five

It had been raining for five straight days and it showed no sign of stopping any time soon. Laura picked up the newspaper that had lost its form and fell limply in her hands like a dying flower. Everything in the house was filled with moisture. The house smelled damp, and this all dampened Laura’s mood.

Her mother had fell ill in the spring and was sleeping peacefully on the couch. She loved the sound that the rain made on the roof and loved the rainy nights. Laura loved the sunshine and this lack of light gave her a sour disposition.

When it came time to write her seven-day positivity post on her new awesome social network, she couldn’t think of much. Not that she didn’t have plenty of things to be grateful for, but because as of this moment nothing was forefront in her mind.

The days dragged on one after the other. Her life had no obvious significance and she felt no purpose. But she was grateful to hear her mother snoring on the couch. She quietly stood above her mother and snapped a quick photo. Her mother heard and then opened one eye.

“Will you please stop taking pictures of me for your online scrapbook!”

Ding!

Thanks for Reading!