The Fight
by VStarTraveler

Summary: Shortly after the beginning of what might have been Season 5, Victoria and John have words over a touchy subject. A drabble fic.

Author's Note: The High Chaparral was one of my favorite westerns when I was a boy. Having had the opportunity to see a number of episodes recently for the first time in many years, I'm glad to see that the show has held up so well in the transition from my youthful to my adult eyes. I'm looking forward to reading some of the other fan fiction stories, but this is one that I've always wondered about.

This story is written as a series of drabbles, short scenes of exactly 100 words each (not counting the drabble number), where each word counts for both content and quantity.

Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction, written entirely for fun and not for profit. This interpretation of The High Chaparral is entirely my own, and The High Chaparral and all of its various components remain the property of their respective owners.


Drabble 1:

Although she was fluent in her husband's language, Victoria had a tendency to think in her mother tongue when she was angry. It allowed her to be more expressive without letting the potentially damaging words flood out.

This was one of those rare occasions when that dam was near breaking.

She had raised the issue again and, once more, John was dismissive, using the same old arguments as in the past.

She had let it slide each time before, hoping he would eventually change, that her argument and her love would prevail.

Now, she knew it was too late...

~HC~