She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and felt the salty sea air brushing against her face, rustling her wavy locks of hair. Her lips stretched into a smile as she dug her toes deep into the squishy sand. The gentle waves lapped at her feet as if trying to tell her a secret. An ancient story perhaps safely stored in the dark confines of the sea, she joyfully mused.
“What is it about this place that makes you so happy?”
“I am a mermaid, remember?” she looked at him with mischief-filled eyes and chuckled.
“Come on, quit joking. I am serious.”
“Nothing. I just feel alive whenever I come here.”
“I know that and hence the question.” He pressed on.
Perplexed, she pondered for a few seconds, rummaging through her mind to come up with an intelligent answer. But she found nothing. She just loved being near the water. It made her happy. As simple as that. Why must we always have to have a justified reason behind the things or people we love, she thought.
He was still looking at her expecting a lofty eloquent speech. Ah! Perils of being a writer, she sighed and turned her gaze back to the sea.
Written for https://sundayphotofictioner.wordpress.com/2019/01/12/sunday-photo-fiction-january-13-2019/
Photo Credit: Fandango
Just because is still a perfectly acceptable reason. There doesn’t have to be a specific for why something makes you feel at peace. As long as it does, that’s what’s important.
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Absolutely, as long as it makes you happy why even bother to find a reason. Thank you, Carol
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Well written. People do expect a lot, don’t they ?
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Ah! More so when the person is a writer. Thank you Mukhamani
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We think that love is something that a person has no control over. Therefore all love felt has no reason, it just is and should be experienced. Trying to find a reason becomes, no is, an impossible solution to find.
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Oh, yes! Love has to be felt and it should be simple. There shouldn’t be any pressure to justify why we feel for the way we feel for someone. Thank you 😊
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A lovely piece of writing.
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Thank you for the read nd comment 😊
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I agree. Just because is a complete answer. I love the sea as well. Nicely done.
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Thank you, Susan 🙂
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Nice angle to the ‘love needs no explanations, no reason’ spiel. One can’t straight jacket an abstract. Nice story
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Thank you, Neel!
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Lovely thought Piyali. Nice take on prompt.
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Thank you for the read and comment, Shilpa!
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So much expected, and in this case delivered!! Excellent write!
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Thanks, Violet 😊
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Sometimes putting words to something sublime diminishes it. The best things in life are simply felt.
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Yes, and love is one of those simple yet extremely essential things that just needs to be felt. Thank you for the read 🙂
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A fine piece of writing, not every thing can be explained
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Thank you 😊
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Loved it. Just because..
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Thanks, Anurag!
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Exactly how I feel! Excellent writing
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Thank you! Glad it resonated with you 🙂
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