The Challenge:
Write the dialogue of a phone conversation between Harm and Harm's mom (Trish)
when Harm asks her to send his father's letters from Vietnam so that DNA
testing can be done in order to get Sergei citizenship. No word limits,
or limits on outcome.... Trish can either agree or not agree to send the
letters.... Source:
http://www.jaghrsmshipper.bravepages.com/challenge.htm
1600 LOCAL – SUNDAY
HARM’S APARTMENT
Harm reached for
the phone it was time to find out his mother’s decision regarding the
letters. If this stalemate dragged too
long the INS would ship Sergei back to Russia.
He dialed and
braced himself for the ritual. He knew
it by heart. She’d answer…
“Harm! Darling what
a surprise!” Then her first question was always… “So! How’s Mac?”
He’d say. “She’s fine.”
“Quite the girl
isn’t she.”
“Don’t start mom.”
“She’s your partner
isn’t she?”
“Yes.” He’d admit.
“So where’s the
problem in asking?” she’d play the innocent. Then and only then would they get
to the reason for the contact. Whether
in person or not, single or not he and his mother played this game. He was in
the thick of his relationship with Annie and she did it. And being with Rene
never stopped her either.
He heard his mother
say. “Hello?”
With the ritual
over she said, “So to what do I deserve this call?”
“Can’t a son call
his mother?”
“A son yes. You
gallivant all over the globe and hardly have time.” She replied.
Harm took the
plunge. “It’s about Sergei mom. Have you decided?”
There was a pause then she said. “This is hard Harm. I don’t have many letters from your father.
Most were packages that came tided and not licked. I have less than five
letters and they are precious.” His
heart sank she was going to say no.
“Can’t they use something else? Can’t you give blood?”
“No mom.” He’d
explained this to her already. “The genetic markers must come from the parent a
sibling will not do.”
Still she remained
hesitant.
“Mom.” He said
softly. “You have to decide. Say yes. Say no. But say something.”
“Will hair do?” she
asked.
That stalled him.
“Hair?”
“Yes. I have your
father’s personal items in storage. If
I can find a hair brush will a hair sample do?”
“I… I don’t know.”
He stuttered.
“Well while I
search you find out.” She instructed.
“OK and mom?”
“Yes dear.”
“Thank you.”
“You are
welcome. And son be careful of what you
wish for you may get it.” She said cryptically “Give Mac my love.” She hung up and said to herself “Even if you
won’t give her yours.”
FINIS
Title: Harm Calls Home
Author: Rising Sun
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Rated: G
Summary: Harm needs
his fathers DNA sample for Sergui will Trish help?
Classification:
JAG Story
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characters depicted are purely fictional and any similarities to actual people
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Story written – May
4, 2002