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She wanted to move on with her life and let bygones be bygones.  Fuhgeddaboudit would become her new motto, as she decided to leave all the unpleasantries in the past.  Everything that has happened, was part of her past and she was ready for a new future.  She’d forgiven everyone and emptied her home of all that gave it meaning.  She learned that fate is unsympathetic, and the universe does not stop to morn.  The only chance she has to get any meaning out of her life now will be from treating others with kindness and hating the people that wronged her would be futile.  Her home is empty of all the things that she once valued, but possessions can be replaced, or she could do without them.  Her materialistic tendencies were only an adaptive response that helped her to cope with situations that made her feel anxious and insecure. …

Reena gave us a line which can be used anywhere in our piece. The idea of a first line or last line becomes too restrictive.

She’d forgiven everyone and emptied her home of all that gave it meaning.

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They all left, one by one.

Her husband died of cancer, the children wanted better opportunities in life so they moved away too. And at the end, her elderly cat also succumbed to old age.

She was in good health and had no illness to slow her down but what to do about the heart that craved the company of loved ones.

To take her mind off the loneliness, she decided to remodel her life. There was no use of clinging to resentment so she’d forgiven everyone and emptied her home of all that gave it meaning. Every single piece of furniture that was associated with her previous life was given…

A follow-up to The truth is out there., posted for Reena’s Xploration Challenge and Sadje’s What Do You See?

She willed her fingers to move, reminiscent of Uma Thurman in Kill Bill. She couldn’t honor the urge to scream if she wanted to; nor could she laugh out loud at the fluffy orange haired toupee wearer.
Thankfully, she hadn’t fallen over. Her body sort of hovered and crouched. Her tenacity was fierce. Her fingers began twitching-flickering like the people all around her. Ugh, she thought, just get up. Slowly, she began regaining tactility, sensing solid ground beneath her. She urged her feet to push.
She concentrated every ounce of will toward achieving movement. She began to lean. Her small frame faltered. It was as though she was the only person within sight that had any sort of conscious control over motor function, yet from inside a mind-controlled robot.

Reena has chosen a single word prompt this week:

FRAUD
I had a knack for picking up ‘unusual’ things when I worked for the bank, and had contacts with most of the Big Boys, as I was one for them.
Over a period of about two years, I picked up almost two million US$of fraudulent transactions, from counterfeit bankers drafts to stolen travellers cheques.

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #283

He is one of the biggest fraudsters of all time

he does just the opposite of

what he promises in his manifesto

surprisingly

he is elected year after year

no one calls his bluff

because

the greedy voters

allured by his freebies

of electricity

water

etc. etc.

never questions him

though

his freebies are like

cutting a dog’s tail

and feed him as an extra bonus

I think

every country has one

of its own kind

a written statement by a political party that explains what it hopes to do if it becomes the government in the future

We have a single word prompt after a long time, and the word is

FRAUD

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We protect everything valuable

Online accounts, banking, shopping

Everything we guard closely against fraud

We are afraid of being hacked or scammed

We are vigilant to protect what is dear to us

But…………

We often are gullible when our emotions are concerned

We sometimes trust blindly, implicitly those who we shouldn’t

Those who give us a sob story and play a game

They exploit our feelings just like a hacker would do

They not only rob us of our money and emotions

But they also steal our ability to trust again

This is not only a fraud, but also grand theft, a larceny

Watch out my friends against these ruthless operators!

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In response to; RXC #283, hosted by Reena

#Keepitalive

#RXC

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #282

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Days

Months

Years

Run at their own pace

I try to

Cooperate

Fragile body

Fragile mind

Refuses assistance

I falter

try again

Falter again

Then

I quit

And

I am out of the race

Inspired by Reena’s Xploration Challenge #283 – Fraud &
Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Untouched

i wish we’d remained untouched
but the evil was pervasive
the fraud perpetrated left us in ruins
gutting our insides
and scarring our perspectives

but we fight
we overcome
and we rectify the misdeeds
restoring balance and harmony
the goodness will triumphantly rise again