The weight of the secret she carried was like a boulder around her neck. She wished she had not been such an understanding friend. This was one confidence that was hard to keep.
Trifecta Weekly Challenge -- Week 24
This week’s word is:
confidence (noun)
1 a : a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
b : faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way
2 : the quality or state of being certain : certitude
3 a: a relation of trust or intimacy
confidence (noun)
1 a : a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
b : faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way
2 : the quality or state of being certain : certitude
3 a: a relation of trust or intimacy
Please remember:
- Your response must be between 33 and 333 words.
- You must use the 3rd definition of the given word in your post.
- The word itself needs to be included in your response.
- You may not use a variation of the word; it needs to be exactly as stated above.
- Your post must include a link back to Trifecta.
- Please submit your post's permalink, not the main page of your blog. For example: http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/2012/03/trifextra-week-eight.html not www.trifectawritingchallenge.com.
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Sometime's being a friend is hard thing to do.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is. My brother has called me "Keeper of Secrets" for a very long time. I find ways to diffuse :-)
DeleteThis is lovely - Well done. Note: Your link from Trifecta isn't working.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kelly, I reposted it.
DeleteI think we find that as we get older, secrets are no longer the fun of giggling kid talk and whispered conversations. It gets complicated. I feel for her!
ReplyDeleteWell put Sandra. The perspective really does change with time.
DeleteI have things that I will carry to my grave that may have helped others but hurt me. Life isn't fair, is it, K?
ReplyDeleteThis was perfect to use in the shorter writing form. What's not said here is equally strong as what is said.
Thsi is one of my favorite pieces from you because it affected me, emotionally.
I think that all things in this world seek homeostasis naturally. But during those moments that are most difficult to silence the noise, inside, or outside of a mind scattered with secrets, it is not always easy to remember that. Fair? Nope, I think not.
DeleteThat is a truly inspirational comment. To touch the hearts of others with words is what we hope for, to have touched yours is a bright spot. You have touched mine many times with your words... and the heart beneath them.
Ugh, I can relate to this. When a friend starts out with "if I tell you this can you promise not to say anything?" I sometimes fight the urge to say "no". Invariably, I listen.
ReplyDeleteI know that feeling well. It's really a fine line, because sometimes a person needs to be able to speak up, and have someone they trust listen... but it can be a weight.
DeleteSo true! :)
ReplyDeletenods her head
DeleteVery clever to put it into exactly 33 words. Not easy! My first time here, btw, and I love your Joyce Carol Oates quote.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you Sim.
DeleteThe Trifecta Challenges come out twice a week. Once during the week we are given a prompt that is the third definition of a word from Merriam Webster's online dictionary. From that prompt we are to write 33-333 words. Then on the weekends we are given a prompt (not sure what this one is based on) that we generally have to write a 33 word story from. This one is called Trifextra. It's a great way to exercise the ability to be concise.
I love the gentle strength found in Joyce Carol Oates' words... this quote is one of my favorites.
Exactly 33 words. And so much packed into them. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Libby... and you counted them! :-)
DeleteWell done, clear, concise, explicit in meaning but vague in the details, which is good.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mark. 33 words makes a person stick to the core of things. :-)
DeleteMore, more! I want to hear more! You captured what I call "the plutonium moment." When someone gives me information so hot or toxic it feels like handling plutonium and I desperately want to pass the burden on to someone else.
ReplyDeleteHehehe.. that's a really fun way to look at it, I am going to remember it to be sure. Thank you!
DeleteYou've captured beautifully the difficulty of keeping an uncomfortable confidence. And in only 33 words. Nice job. Hope you can join us for the weekend challenge too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I intend to :-)
DeleteSo few words and yet it's perfect! Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa :-)
DeleteHaving a secret you don't want to keep is a terrible feeling -- you captured it beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Annabelle.
DeleteI've been in this position a few times. It's very hard to be a person that others confide in sometimes, especially when it changes how you feel/look at them. Well written K!
ReplyDeleteMags, I've gotten used to being that person. Those of my friends that spend any time with me in public have witnessed the encounters from total strangers, who feel comfortable enough to just tell me their life stories... in libraries, cafe's, card shops, grocery stores, etc... I quit questioning why they do it, but I have gotten pretty good at compartmentalizing those things which are kept in confidence.
DeleteYour entry reads like the Cliff's Notes version of mine ... http://wp.me/p1LoLK-1BC. You're much more economical with words than I am. I am my mother's child.
ReplyDeleteHehehe... but you wield them well ODNT. I will skip on over in the morning, I'm starting to dwindle in attention and energy tonight, and I don't want to miss something good. :-)
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