Numenor That Was by Himring

A Missed Catch

Tar-Ancalime and her granddaughters--maybe a sad tale of repeated misunderstandings.

Here is an episode from their childhood, from the POV of one of the (apparently unnamed) granddaughters.

Rating: Teens

Warning: Mature Themes (Dysfunctional Family)

True drabble (100 words in MS Word)

'Catch!' I cried, tossing the ball to my sister.

But my aim was bad. It hit the Queen’s shoulder instead as she came strolling along the path. I froze, expecting punishment. Slowly, my grandmother stooped and picked up the ball, looking at me.

Insufferable woman! How I hated her for the way she spoke to Father sometimes! Inexplicably, he always forgave her.

Ancalime dropped the ball again and simply walked away.  I breathed a great sigh of relief. Only now, seeing the scene in the mind’s eye, do I realize: she had been going to throw the ball to me.

Chapter End Notes

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