PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Flower Child
Why doesn’t Ellen understand she is an introvert? Is she so inscrutable? How does Ellen expect her to survive the private home she will share with eight other residents? She’d met the husband-wife caregivers and her soon-to-be roommate last week. Why were they smiling all of the time?
She refuses to hug Ellen before she leaves; goes straight to her room afterwards.
Bill brings dinner to her in her room tonight. It smells delicious.
Joann, her roommate, brings her a slice of rainbow cake and says Maryjane made it to welcome her.
“Ellen tells us you are a flower child.”
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
This isn’t really implied by your story, but it occurred to me that it’s funny how many counterculture hippies and protestors from the 1960s “grew up” to be upper-management and CEOs.
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Yes indeed. Talking the talk and walking the talk are two different things. Modern society is horribly corrupting.
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So is human nature in a lot of cases.
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That was the original idea for my story, but I couldn’t seem to tell it in 100 words.
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Maybe it’s not going to be so bad after all
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Maybe. I hope so! Thanks for your faithful readership and comments, Neil.
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Sounds like they know just what to do. (K)
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<3
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K, remember the Moomins? I found out last night they have an animated show and it’s available on YouTube. Once I gave granddaughter the Moomin counting book she wasn’t afraid of them anymore and has been watching it :) Thank you for making me aware of them as now she is <3
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Very cool Li :D Awesome take for the photo prompt!
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Very interesting, Lisa. I get the impression she is joining a cult here, or at least a commune of some sort. The line “why were they smiling all the time?” conveys a lot.
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Did someone drink the Kool-Aid? Interesting take, Lisa.
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A little spooky. I had it in mind that she was going into assisted living, but assisted with what?!
Good story, Lisa.
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from introvert pov it can get overwhelming at first…
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