Image source He looked at his phone for the nth time. There was still no message from her. He could have just called her up and told her. But then he didn’t feel confident enough. He would tell her in her person but for now he just had to let it out of his chest. He could not keep it from her any longer. His […]
Image source “Mom, will Santa give me a present tomorrow?”, she asked. “I don’t know child. May be he will. “, she replied. Every year her husband would dress up like Santa Claus and give their daughter gifts. But a cruel illness had taken him away from them. The pain was too hard for her bear but then she had a daughter to bring up. […]
Image source Life is filled with its many twists and turns isn’t it? Who knew that things would be the way they were? It was because of fate that we met. It was fate that brought us together. May be the universe conspired it to be that way. Was it all written down or was it planned on the go? Are things the way they […]
Image Copyright: Rochelle Wisoff-Fields She stood by the window watching the sunrise. She smiled as she looked at the myriad colours of the early morning sky. It was only a few days ago, when she was standing at the same place watching the sunrise. Those were the days when she didn’t know when the night made way for the day because sleep eluded her and […]
Image source He staggered to the bench overlooking the lake. The placid waters of the lake and the beautiful surroundings could not give him the peace that they used to give him in his youth. Though it was the same place, it was a lot different without her. But it was special to him as this place resonated with her memories. It was here that […]
Copyright: Roger Bultot It hurt me. The more I told myself not to think about the past the more I seemed to think about it. But there was no use going back to the things that hurt me right? When I still had a life to live to the fullest it made no sense for me to hurt myself over things that couldn’t be changed. […]
Photo prompt copyright: J Hardy Carroll “Daddy!”, I used to scream with joy and rush to the door when he came back from work. On the days when he was late, I would be sad and there were times when I even cried. But a tight hug from him would make everything alright. “Daddy!”, I wish I could scream as I stood beside his grave. […]
Image source She always had a smile on her face. Her life seemed perfect to the world. She tried living her life to the fullest. But it was all a facade that she had created. She pretended to be okay when nothing really was okay. The face that had a beautiful smile in front of the world had tears streaming down it when no one […]
Image Source It‘s winter. I sit alone with a cup of coffee beside the fireplace to keep me warm. But nothing can replace the warmth of love of my family. I remember those cold nights from the past when we didn’t have enough to keep us all warm but our love did. Word Count: 50 This post is written in response to the above prompt. […]
Picture Credits: David Stewart The rusty gates squeaked as I opened them and it reminded me of my days here as a kid. Those were the happiest days of my life. Life was simple and we were living happily when the war changed it all. I shudder to think about that cold night when we ran for our lives leaving behind all that we owned. […]
