Happy new year! No prizes for guessing that today’s prompt is about the new year. As always, it is going to be unique. You know the rules by heart. Yet, reminding rules for the uninitiated-
Here is the prompt for the story. Your protagonist seeing/meeting an ex at the new year party. Weave a story, have fun! Have a fabulous new year!
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Ah! There she is, Mary. I always wanted to see that freckled face and those blue eyes again and confront her for breaking my heart again and again. She is sitting by the bar, all alone. She looks old, however, the age has added charm and grace to her looks. She looks sad. Is she sad because she misses me? It’s been ages. Does she sit like this every night? Even on new year’s eve? God! How much I loved her! She still makes my head woozy.
Those freckles are gone. I loved her freckles. Has she concealed them? She glides her manicured hands on her silky dress? The royal blue dress suits her. Blue is my favorite color. Did she know I was going to be here? Maybe, someone told her.
She is eating pasta, she loves that or used to love that. I’m not sure anymore. I am not sure about anything anymore. She looks up and I wave. She looks away. It’s almost as if she can’t see me. There hasn’t been a single day when I did not think about her: Talking endlessly about the songs she loved, and then singing together, holding hands. I notice she is wearing a ring. She has moved on, it seems.
My reverie is broken when someone passes through me. I realize, that nobody can see me. It is about time, I move on too.
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Dint see that coming. Love is immortal , nice one Pri
Yes, it is. It took her years to move on. She finally did. About time, he moves on too
Chills!! Love the deftness with which you have spun a poignant tale.
Thank you, Natasha for your ever motivating comments.
Oh, and just when I thought I will know what happens next – will Mary acknowledge him, talk to him or rebuff him? Good one, Priya!
Thank you, Anshu. And a very happy new year
Wow what a twist at the end. Superb one
I am glad that you liked it, Suhasini.
Time to move on. New Year new love. Nice story.
Thank you, Abhijit.
Aww! So lovely
Thank you, Kanika.