He had shoved her in the dungeon and locked her up in a cage.
Outside he had stationed two burly guards with strict orders to be vigilant.
He came back two days later expecting to see her spirit broken.
“You are a useless piece of trash”, he spits at her still insolent gaze.
She knew she had to cower, feign hurt, slink around the cell apologetic for every breath, if she wanted to be free.
“How can I feel like trash when I’m guarded like a precious gem”, she chuckled ,choosing true freedom.
—end —
This less than 100 word story was written for the 100 word photo challenge. More details about this challenge can be found at : https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/11-march-2016/
PHOTO PROMPT – © Emmy L Gant
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Roots & Water 
Beautiful post. Unbroken. I hope she escapes tho
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Thanks! She will eventually escape – alive or dead – but her sense of humor will never be caged 🙂
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Good!
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Oh.. I think there is an escape of sorts… as long as she keep her spirit up she will make it (in some way)
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The spirit is the only thing we have control over. Thanks for reading.
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Dear Ansumani,
She might be in a cage but I’d say she’s pretty cagey. 😉 Nitpick:..”a useless…” not “an useless…” Seems because it starts with a vowel it should be an but it’s the sound “Yuseless.” I hope that makes sense.
Good story, nonetheless.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Just when I thought that I got one rule in English right I’m proved wrong. So much to learn…thanks for the nitpick!
P.S. My only consolation “spell check” also got it wrong 🙂
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Dear Ansumani,
Spell check isn’t always your friend. 😉 There are so many words in English that sound the same and are spelled differently, ie scull and skull which are two different things. Not to worry about having English rules down pat. I assure you that native speakers are the worst at violating the rules. (Don’t even get me started.) You’re doing very well!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I, too, wanted to nitpick, but you’d beaten me to it.
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Love that last line — choosing true freedom. Might be a foolish move, but I can see why she did it.
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Sometimes one has to chose between physcial freedom and living freely. Thanks for reading Joy.
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Her spirit makes her different. Well done on the story.
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Thanks Parul.
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No one can take away your sense of humor. On more than occasion, humor has saw me through a tough time. Great take.
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Thanks Amy.
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Good humour, strong spirit, well done
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Thanks Mick.
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She’s free in spirit, I hope soon she is free in body too. Great story!
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She is already ‘free’ 🙂 Thanks Ali.
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She must be very strong to maintain her freedom under such conditions. I think many would break. Good story, I loved how you saw the cage in the picture.
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Thanks Gah!
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I like her spunky attitude. She is a jewel.
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Thanks Russell. I like her too 🙂
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She has a point, you know. 🙂 Good one.
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Thanks Sandra.
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Good for her!
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🙂 Thanks for reading.
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the lady has a point. she’s preciouse. hopefully, this guy realizes it and treats it with the respect she deserves.
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He knows that she is precious that’s why he wants to control / own her by breaking her spirit.
Thanks for reading.
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She is free within herself – the best kind of freedom. Beautifully written, Ansumani, and filled with power.
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Thank you Vijaya.
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The spirit is strong in this one. Well done.
Tracey
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Thank you kind lady…and it’s good to see you again in my blog 🙂
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A true heroine!
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Thanks Dawn.
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Strong spirited lady. Now I want to know why he’s keeping her locked up. Great story.
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Thank you. There could be any number of reasons but the main theme is is the captor’s need to control using abuse and make the prisoner submissive.
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That was a fantastic comeback line by the girl. You really brought out that unbroken feisty spirit.
Minor typo, it should be “he spits at her” instead of “he spit at her”.
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Thank you for the comment and the ‘nit pick”. 🙂
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She sees beyond the cruel words, realizing that the slander is simply part of how they try to keep her down….I like!
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You are right Susan. She sees that abuse as a control tactic. Thanks for reading and commenting 🙂
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Her freedom may come in death as I doubt her captor has a sense of humor. Well done, Ansumani. —- Suzanne
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One can hope that in time he learns to laugh and let’s her go (physcially) free. Thanks for the kind comment Suzanne.
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