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Bible drabble: A Dreadful Duty [Naomi/Ruth, general]
Title: A Dreadful Duty
Author: celandineb
Fandom: Bible (Old Testament)
Pairing: Naomi/Ruth
Rating: general
Warnings: angst
Summary: Naomi doesn't want to do what she knows she must.
Note: For missdewey who wanted biblical slash or femslash, "chance encounter."


Naomi's heart ached, watching the two women sleep. It had been a chance encounter that had acquainted her husband with Ruth's father; but for that, Ruth would not now be lying here, and Naomi would not have to face today's dreadful duty. With both husband and sons gone, she had no choice but to return to her father's family, and tell Orpah and Ruth to do likewise. She regretted the necessity for Orpah, who had always been a good daughter-in-law, but the loss of Ruth, whom she loved more than ever she had loved her own husband, made Naomi weep.