Sona was his friend, no best friend, no best friend forever. They were together since high school. It’s been 14 years now. They got married to each other last month. And today standing in the cremation ground, he cried his eyes out before her ashes. Shekhar knew that life can’t be perfect. But his life was … More The Perfect Life!
“Hi.” “Hi,” Grace said uncertainly. “I’m Joe.” “Grace.” “I see you here every evening.” “I haven’t seen you.” “Yeah, I know. You never seemed to be present here when you were here.” He chuckled. That was true. She came there every evening in memory of her deceased boyfriend, Xavier. That spot was their favorite meeting … More New Step!
Today is one of those days, I am sad for no reason. I am not aware of the whys, I feel broken. Inspiration sucked out of me, as emotionless I feel. Like a leaf falling in the autumn breeze. I smile for the sake of it, never fulfilling the meaning; Today is one of those days! … More A Broken Day!
She looked at the art, puzzled. It didn’t make any sense to her. The stones, tiles, clock with numbers shattered, bottles – she thought it was garbage piled on a corner. But it is displayed as art in the gallery. People are looking at this one in particular very curiously, very impressively. Only she couldn’t … More The Dazzling Charm
It is been some time since she started walking now. Her mind raced to keep up with her tireless feet. Finally, she took her stand and responded to the abuses. It was time, she defended herself and stopped justifying him. He said sorry, it was alcohol, hurting was not intentional. But never he took steps … More A New Beginning.
She looked at the horizon, sun painting the wide sky with his palette one last time, dipping clouds in shades of red. How does he do that, she wondered! Spreading such warmth throughout the day, filling light and life on the earth, come evening he puts on his artist coat and paints the beautiful blue … More One Last Time!
Image via Vidya Sury. He put on the costume, transforming into someone else to please the crowd. The real him, pulling the wagon hard, to make the two ends meet, remained hidden under the guise very well that his miseries were invisible to the common eyes. Is he loosing a bit of himself in all the cheers, … More Disguised!
PHOTO PROMPT Copyright – Marie Gail Stratford Is that a pattern? Or some decorative lights? He strained his eyes to get a better look, but the blur was more pronounced now. “Where am I?” The streaming light behind the pattern caught his attention. The gushed in light flooded his eyes that he wanted to go back … More Its Time
Amy laughed happily making the spin wheel turn fast with every blow, as her mother, Kristy, sat beside her in the park bench looking at her with a smile on her lips, though her eyes screamed concerns and worries for her autistic daughter. She wasn’t bothered about the society looking at Amy with pity, nor … More Little joys
Pic via Five Sentence Fiction Grief, the dreaded word, the gruesome feeling, unfolding ghastly moments . Grief, unearthing the frenzy within the sane ones, despised, looked upon gravely. Yet happiness got its many colors by the mere existence of horrid grief. Atrocious moments needs grieving to get by. Though cringed, grief too is significant in … More Grief.
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