She stood in front of him , without uttering a word. He is here. Her mind refused to register this simple fact. He cannot be here. He was supposed to be gone . Forever. To another land. With another woman.
He preferred silence. He could not bring himself to speak. He had dumped his fiancée. Given up his mercenary dreams. He felt it was necessary to stay back. With her . For her. Forever.
Neither of them said anything. They were reading each others’ minds. Trying to decipher silences. Suddenly the lights went out. A storm grew out of nowhere. She gave him way to come in. He rushed in with urgency. She went to fetch a candle. He hastily shut the windows to prevent the rains from lashing into the house .
After she came back , he said , " Did you have your dinner yet ? " She replied , concealing a smile, " Now that you are here , why don’t you join me in ? " He quietly followed her into the kitchen , knowing that things were right – just as they were supposed to be.
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A simple story, powerfully retold. The emotions and silence are a perfect match balanced with words that directly makes the reader drown in the story .. A crisp and short story, wonderfully written :)
My god! This has to be most powerful post. Few words, great effect! Brilliant. Simply brilliant
hmmm...nice! But it leaves me wondering--is it so easy to accept someone who had left u for another? Wht confidence wud she have tht he wont do it again?
being with the only person you care about in the whole world, makes you do insane things.
you are right. Its better this way rather than being filled with regret asking,"What If...."
@ adreamygal,
Thanks dear !
@ findin42,
Thanks :) Glad to hear it from you.
@ pri,
I thought over your comment. I wrote a sequel after it.
Thanks a lot for asking me that question <3
@ redemption .... ,
Sometimes we must give insanity a chance. Watsay ?
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