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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Willingness (02/21/05)
There was no way she was going to leave town, and nothing her husband or his two new friends were going to say was going to change that.

They had come to settle in the twin cities by the sea and life was good. Her days of herding cattle and sleeping out in the open were over. At least her family had a roof over their heads, unlike her husband’s relatives who were still living that life.

This was where she wanted to grow old and be buried. At least here was civilization.

She loved the little villa they owned. She had invested quite a bit of time and expense cultivating its gardens. Some of her neighbors would praise her for her talent. The rest would just be envious of her. It didn’t bug her one bit, so long as she got her due recognition. Indeed, she was so proud of it she even developed a habit of gazing towards its direction even if she were at the other side of town, just so that she could glimpse at it from another angle.

Besides, her two daughters had found husbands here. Both had well paying jobs here in the city.

She simply could not understand how her husband had allowed these two strange men into her house without prior notice – throwing her into a frenzy to prepare the guest room and two additional servings for dinner.

And there was talk about leaving town for good.

“Over my dead body,” she said to herself as she was preparing dinner.

“Strange … ” she muttered under her breath. It seemed as if a crowd had gathered outside her house. “They had better not step on the flowers, or they’ll have me to deal with!”

Then came banging on the door.

“Lot, where are the men who came to you tonight? …”
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donna robinson
03/02/05
This is just excellent! I knew it was leading to a bible point but you had me right up to the end! For the first time i got a glimpse into what Lot's wife must have been thinking and why it was so hard not to look back! Well written and I hope many come to read this!
Karen Deikun
03/04/05
A clever piece - you fooled me til nearly the end. It speaks to our need for stuff for our security as well. The only thing missing was the wicked behavior of the people who were neighbors. But then, maybe she was so used to it that she didn't even think about it - like us.