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Linking to Rochelle Wisoff’s Friday Fictioneers
She delighted in the absence of the shoes. 13 years she had lived with them, seeing them every day parked at the front door, a grim reminder of the hurt, misery and shame of his abandonment. She couldn’t bring herself to throw them.
Many suitors came, but she was wedded to the shoes. Until yesterday, when he decided to show up, all smile and hope. Looking at him, grey and creased, fired an emotion long dead in her. The will to live. She put the shoes in his hands and closed the door on his face.
Dear Anshu,
A lot of story layered between the lines. Good for her. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle. Glad you liked it.
So much in here, beside the simple act of returning his shoes. Nicely done.
Thank you Sandra 🙂
Lovely!
Thank you Reena!
A well crafted complex piece. I’m so glad she can now move on.
Thanks Brenda. Yes, she can finally move on.
It seems that now she can get on with her life. Good story.
Yes, Jilly. Thank you 🙂
Intricately woven. Until the last 6 words I did not know how she was going to react, thought she’d be the good wifie, you know. Glad for the last words! Thanks.
Thank you Frankie. She had had enough of being a good wife.
Great story, it’s like she just needed that chance to shove those shoes in his face! 🙂
Ha ha, yes, gives more satisfaction, doesn’t it? 😉
Good call. He deserved it, didn’t he?
Absolutely Priya
Shoes are gone. Finally she is free. Or is she?
She is Abhijit…the last act of cleansing!
Yay! Applause! She freed herself of a bag of bricks she’d been toting around all those years. Gone! Great story.
Thank you Linda. Yes, unwanted buren should be discarded, the sooner the better.
Good job!! Both your writing and your characters getting rid of her long lost guy!!!
Ha ha, thank you, Violet!
Closure, so to speak.:)
Absolutely! 🙂
‘All smiles and hope’ – great use of words, and I am so glad she finally dumped him.
Thank you Liz, feels nice to be appreciated.
The second tale I read of an errant male today. Glad you were able to give her closure for her heart to move on.
Thank you. Which is the other story of an errant male..would like to read too!
Too bad she was stuck for 13 years. At least now, she can rebuild her life.
Absolutely Dale!
Yep, liked the build up and the final act of courage.
Lucky for him she didn’t throw the shoes at him.
She is a very calm and patient lady – she waited for him for 13 years! 🙂
Yes! About time too 😀 Very well done Anshu
Thank you Dahlia! 🙂
Such a complex story as a prompt response, well done.
Regards, SLSM.
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Thank you
Gorgeously layered. A great read.
Thank you Lisa, glad you liked it.