Balloons
We love you.
We miss you.
At sunrise, all the children gathered in the playground to release their helium-filled balloons. Each carried a personalized message begging their classmate to come home.
‘How long will it take for Silvia to get the messages?’ Her best friend asked the teacher.
‘That’s hard to say,’ she replied, ‘but I’m sure she will receive them.’
‘When will she come back?’ Asked another worried child.
‘She may not come back, but she’ll know how much we all love and miss her,’ said the teacher, hoping one of the balloons would soften the kidnapper’s heart.
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Sometimes there’s not much we can do against evil and injustice, except hope our positive messages and vibrations reach their destination…
Published by LucciaGray
Writer, blogger, teacher, reader and lover of words wherever they are. Author of The Eyre Hall Trilogy, the breathtaking sequel to Jane Eyre. Luccia lives in sunny Spain, but her heart's in Victorian London.
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Very nice – there’s hope in those balloons!
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A very touching story. Excellent work!
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Yes, I found it very touching too. Beautifully written. Loved the positive hope! A wonderful way to tell children a truth within a truth.
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This reminds me of the balloons students in the US released today in protest of all the mass shootings at school with little done to alter the course of such things happening. We have policy-makers who need a softening of heart.
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Really? It’s a lovely symbolic thing to do. It’s so easy to show anger and people need to do something to counteract anger/suffering/evil.
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I can understand how it must be an emotional release, letting go of the balloons like that.
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When I read that the girl had been kidnapped, I felt so sad. But your reminder to feel hope is powerful too, and we must keep that outlook. I, too, hope the kidnapper’s heart is melted.
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We’ve had a few sad cases in Spain recently…
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Even one is too many.
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Excellent take on the topic, with a touching twist!
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Thank you, Noelle❤
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A very scary topic that is highlighted in this piece.
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Yes. It’s hard to remain hopeful when terrible things happen, but fear can be so damaging…
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