Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

by Blood Red Sky

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I stared at the doll.
She stared at me.
Oh, how i hate that doll.
She reminds me of everything i hate.
That doll, the one that won’t stop staring at me, was a present from my mother. I hated my mother. No i really hated my mother. She treated me like a baby. Always hugging me and telling me how she would always be there for me. The liar. Where is she now? She is now in the formless void that many people call heaven. This doll is all that is left of the sickening woman. I want to throw the thing across the room and hopefully take my life with it. But dad probably wouldn’t let me. How had he loved her? She was such a horrible woman. He actually cried during the funeral. For me she couldn’t have died sooner. That woman was using up our money. At least we didn’t have any other memories of her. No photos no portraits just the stupid doll.

I miss my mother.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.0 stars out of 5

  1. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    ACORN's Buddy Icon ACORN

    Posted 5 months ago

    “That woman was using up or money.”

    im guessing that is a typo

  2. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    Blood Red Sky's Buddy Icon Blood Red Sky

    Posted 5 months ago

    yes it was

  3. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 5 months ago

    anger,such hate.. then surprise the love comes through impressive writting.

  4. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    wytherwings' Buddy Icon wytherwings

    Posted 5 months ago

    aww thats sad too. i think he’s hiding it, like its easier to hate her than to miss her

  5. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 5 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    A few misspellings, and I think some sections would benefit by being broken up into separate paragraphs, but it’s very powerful.

  6. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    Blood Red Sky's Buddy Icon Blood Red Sky

    Posted 5 months ago

    its a she

  7. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is really good. Other than what everyone else has already mentioned (which can be corrected with an edit) Overflowing with emotion.

  8. Hate is such a strong word[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Characters... challenge]

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 5 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    And a good description of the most complicated type of grieving, getting over the loss of someone for whom we have conflicted emotions. Very easy to grieve for someone you truly and wholly hate, but that smidgen of missing, that shadow of love, causes more turmoil than anything. Well done.
    LoA

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