Meghan and the Wheat Harvest
Commotion in the golden fields, migrant workers shouting. Master’s calming everyone. I pause my chores to open the kitchen door. Young boy, my age, skin and bones.
“Saved your kitten.” He’s holding Shock.
“What’s your name?” “Seb.”
“Where’s your home?” “Don’t have one.”
I give him a plate of ham, cheese, sliced apples. He devours it.
Foreman shouts, “Where’s that young’n?” Seb scurries out.
Missus comes in. I tell her what happened. “Blessed boy. Hope you fed him?” “Yes’m. He sure was hungry.”
“Me too.” She smiles, invites me to sit. We munch on my freshly-baked bread together, like friends.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYou have me intrigued, Juma. It seems there might be more here than immediately meets the eye. I sense at least two subplots, maybe more. I need to sit on this one. Good job!
I am tempted to tell you more about the interweaving story lines I imagine, but perhaps I will wait. Intrigue is a good thing! Perhaps I will gradually reveal a bit through these comments.
I’d love to see this story extended Juma, there feels so much more to it and the characters have me intrigued.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHello Carrie. Thanks for your comment. I have a great fondness for Meghan, the young orphan who has been treated so kindly, taken in by the Master and Missus.
Yes, I agree with Fuji, this story also intrigues me. But I love how the character shows kindness even to a stranger like Seb. I learn a lot while reading your short story, Juma.
Thank you for reading, Lotchie. Meghan has learned kindness from the Master and Missus. She also identifies with Seb. She once travelled with the itinerant workers just as he does now.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYes I agree with Lotchie, Fuji and Carrie, it intrigues, there just seems to be more waiting to be written. But as Lotchie points out, it is the act of kindness that stands out.
Hello Eric. I considered naming this story “A Tale of Two Children”. One is hungry and without a home, the other well cared for and therefore able to be generous.
This seems to me like a scene from an intriguing and interesting movie, where you get to know the characters, feel for them and hope that they will be all right. Very nice job, Juma, to get us emotionally involved in such a small space! The love and care expressed between the characters is genuine.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleSuch a sweet scene! I would have also loved to read this play in a longer story, one where the kids could have a lengthier conversation and perhaps a few descriptions in between the dialogue. But then I suppose it wouldn’t be called micro fiction, haha!