As the morning sun filtered through the swaying curtains and warmed her tear-stained face resting on the windowsill, she opened her eyes a slit and peered around the room.
Finding no one there, she despaired and gazed out the window. The hazy autumnal sky varnished with gold; early birds’ incessant chatter announcing the arrival of a new day. Everything looked normal except the empty vessel stirring inside her.
He’d stormed out of the house after last night’s squabble.
“In anger, I did not even tell him.”
Her eyes moistened while she bit her lower lip and gently rubbed her belly.
100 Words
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Written for Friday Fictioneers
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Oh darn! 😦
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😦 Rage can blind us sometimes
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Yes! 😦
Experienced that many times
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I am learning the art of keeping my anger in check. Finally!
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That is good!!
We all need that skill! 🙂
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Yes, indeed. A necessary skill to master 🙂
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Agreed! 🙂
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Excellent writing, Piyali. You’ve written some beautiful description, and you’ve told the story indirectly, with nice use of ‘show don’t tell’. And it’s a poignant plot, too, with a story arc that extends from before the first word to after the last word.
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Thank you so much, Penny. You made my day! I was trying the ‘show don’t tell’ style here and I am glad that I could achieve that. Your comment is really encouraging. Thanks again.
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True words of anger Piyali and this happens many a times
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Thank you, Kamal. Yes, anger can be quite destructive 🙂
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Welcome Piyali and yes absolutely we have to learn how to control it.
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Absolutely 🙂
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Yes
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Nice capture. I wish that the story was longer. Well written, Piyali
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Thanks, Arv. The rule was to keep it within 100 words. I may take up the story sometime in future again and continue from where I left
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That’ll be great 🙂
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Oh my, powerful!
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Thanks, CAS 😆🤗😍
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Hahaha.. Long live the CAS!🤗😍
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Absolutely 😎😆😂🤣
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A chance of a new beginning perhaps?
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Or maybe a reconciliation. Thanks for the read, Lain
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A real sock in the gut ( as in a punch, not hosiery) at the end. I thought she might confess her love, but no. Ouch!
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Well, she might have confessed her feelings (or maybe the story would have taken a completely different turn from here) but the 100 words limit didn’t allow me to write any further. Thanks for the read 🙂
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Beautifully written. Hopefully there will be reconciliation after the anger has died down.
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She loves him dearly so maybe in future, they’ll reconcile. Thank you, Sascha 🙂
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Hope he comes back , and they reconcile. Loved the way your words wove the tale Piyali!
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Thanks, Radhika. And yes they should reconcile 🙂
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Dear Piyali,
Your story left me rubbing my eyes, feeling her fatigue and sadness and with the hope that there will be reconciliation. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you so much, Rochelle. I am glad, my writing was clear enough to make you feel my character’s weariness and state of mind.
Shalom 🙂
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This… I wasn’t expecting the ending. What an unforeseeable dilemma. 😟
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I know, the pride can be a bummer sometimes. Thanks for visiting Tre 🙂
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Yes, it can. And, you’re quite welcome!
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Another really sad one–many, this week. This is a different take, though, and certainly part of the human story. Well done.
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Thanks for the read, Linda.
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Beautifully descriptive and one can hope that once the anger has gone, that he will return and they can refocus…
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Thank you, Dale, for your kind comment. And yes, I do want him to come back to her 🙂
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Very well-captured.
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He will return and she can tell him, I am sure. Leaving in cold calm is often a lot more final than walking out in anger which is often just part of the adjustment process when a couple get together.
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Yes, you are right. The initial adjustment phase is the most challenging part of a relationship. Thanks, Jilly 🙂
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