Remember, a drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble.
A Word
The word washed over her, leaving her shaking with eddies of relief as palpable as the tears welling in her tired eyes.
Remission.
She’d known she’d felt better recently, like her “old self” – someone she’d thought closeted away for good – instead of just a trampled battleground in the war between tumor and chemical, but she hadn’t let herself believe it.
Believe it was gone.
Moving towards the clinic’s reception area, she wiped her eyes and took a few deep breaths. Steeling herself to not look too happy, too excited, she walked past the still-waiting patients and their wordless appraisals.
Stevil 
Man, this really hits home. I’ve known more who didn’t get this news but a few who have. Excellent.
Thanks MT — I was pleased with the way it came together.
Was this your attempt to prove that you could have a “happy” drabble that was still powerful, elegant, and engaging? Because if so, you succeeded. Nice one.
Thanks Ross — I initially aimed for happy, but then ended up tinging it with something a little different — but in the end I liked it.
In a word? Wonderful!
Thank you, Lenore! :)
A drabble of note…good one. :-)
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I love this one. Nicely done.
Thanks Bookish — I was unsure about the tone when I first finished, but I liked it more after letting it sit a bit.
These 100 words are a study in emotions. In the beginning the emotional scene is set with the sigh much like Atlas may have when he was able to sit the world down and stretch with relief. This woman,, while relieved, was keenly aware of the others who were feeling what she had up to the conversation that brought her relief.
The author was apt in capturing those moments and without to much description was able to convey the emotion alive in it.
Great job Steve,
Paolo
Thanks Paolo — you got exactly what I was hoping to get across, which the writer-in-me is very happy about!