She checked her wristwatch again – ‘Can’t we just call him – ‘
He cut in, ‘When was the last time we came on vacation together, just you and me?’
Her cheeks flushed red, recalling old times.
He took her hands – ‘Let’s relive those days.’
She giggled like a teen; ‘Call him!!’ She insisted.
He looked away angrily.
‘What’s wrong?’ She asked.
‘Don’t you really see it? He has his own life now. He gets irritated if we call him. On some days he calls back, on others he simply forgets. You believe his excuses, but I know his priorities have changed.’
She looked away and sniffled hard.
‘Why can’t we change our priorities then? We’ve grown old and we shouldn’t waste whatever time we’ve got together shedding tears. We’ve done our bit for him.’
She blankly stared at the young couple playing with their little boy in a distance on the beach.
His mobile rang; she answered it – ‘We’ll call you later, son! Take care.’
Holding his hand, she smiled – ‘Let’s relive those days.’
Word count – 172
Photo prompt is provided by Louise with The Storyteller’s Abode.
Written by Chirasree, a dreamer for – FFfAW Challenge-Week of May 23, 2017
Aptly titled! A beautiful one Sree 🙂
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Thats great but we need a second party too….
Hehehe
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🙂
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The true love till the end is always beautiful.
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🙂 yes
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I loved this piece. 🙂
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Thank you so much 😇
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We should always make time for our parents and our children. Only when they are gone do we realise how precious that time is. Nicely captured.
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It made me go both awww and sad too
Loved it !!
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Tomar golpogulo miss korchi…cell phone theke WP korchi bole…but soon will catch up…till then happy writing happy reading…r ei golpota khub sundor chilo…
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Okay sure…thank you 😊
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not to mention…
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Conveyed the fleeting sense of passing time very aptly. A good title to the piece as well. Nice job, Sree.
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Emotions well captured. Nicely written Sree.
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Thank you 😊😊
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Welcome Sree 🙂
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You’ve captured it perfectly!
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😊😊 thank you
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‘Why can’t we change our priorities then?…… so aptly said.
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So nicely done Scree, enjoyed your take very much.
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Love this!! My husband and I are approaching this phase in our lives, and message here really resonates. Great take on the prompt 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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My pleasure ☺
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Wonderful take on this prompt! I really like this story!
Sands of Time
Annie at ~McGuffy’s Reader~
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What a beautiful story – loved the new romance vibe 🙂
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Wonderfully done!
I have nominated you for the Liebster Blogger Award. Congratulations!!
Here is the link: https://inaloveworld.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/liebster-award/
All the best for you,
Manuela
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Thank you so much 😊😊
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Thanks for sharing this 🙂
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