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“Contentment is
natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.” - Socrates.
All I ever wanted was for her to be happy. I congratulated
her when she announced her engagement to that wealthy financier. She had clearly moved on after our
relationship. Some would say it was a
natural end to a high school romance.
Nothing held her back.
Her widowed mother, a feisty lady who enjoyed her independent living,
gave her permission to move.
But it's hard to abandon a
parent who needs looking after a violent home invasion. So she stayed. Look at how content we are now.
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers. Word count:100
Hello Fictioneers, it's been a while. I didn't realise that I had been away that long till I saw the date of my last post. I have missed a few by not wanting to put in a late submission but I intend to work on that and contribute more.
I'm glad she decided not to abandon her mother after what happened.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ali but that invasion probably needs investigating ;-)
DeleteI'm not sure that's the best recipe for a contented relationship. Good one
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil. As long as she does not find out but who knows what might happen.
DeleteThere's something quite sinister in that last line. Extreme solution to his problem! Nice writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Iain, I think you got it ;-)
DeleteThought provoking story. Well done!
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Thanks Susan.
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteBy the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes. It seems that this "contentment" has a darker story behind it. Subtly menacing narrator. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle. There is indeed a dark side to it and I was hoping it would get picked up by the readers.
DeleteThat creeps me out. Let me guess who that violent home invader was...
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting. Your guess is good as mine Gabi ;-)
DeleteSo I'm left a bit uncertain as to how "happy" they really are. Not sure why. Maybe the voice here was less than exuberant. In any case, you've done a great job of giving me something to consider :)
ReplyDeleteYou are right Linda, not all is as it seems. There is evil lurking beneath the contentment.
DeleteThat last line has left me wondering - should we take it literally? An intriguing tale.
ReplyDeleteProbably not Keith. It's implied that she has stayed behind and maybe the narrator has a hand in the home invasion (at least that was the intent behind the flash).
DeleteHer duty made her stay. I don't know just how happy that makes her - I worked with a woman who did just that... and ended up never living her own life.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment she is back with an old flame and it seems fine.
DeleteBut she does not know yet about the dark deeds to get her to stay.
Sometimes you just have to stay... and maybe it was not only the mother who was happy.
ReplyDeleteShe probably does not regret it but she does not know that the way to make her choose had a sinister element to it.
DeleteGood storytelling. Necessity is the mother of invention, or should that be invasion...
ReplyDeleteThank Lisa, I do like your version of the saying in this case.
DeleteA recounting of a story like this by one of the parties is sometimes quite unreliable. The person telling it was quick to accept that engagement after a long romance. A good story, Subroto. ---- Suzanne
ReplyDeleteVery unreliable I'd say. Thanks for your comments Suzanne.
DeleteMakes me wonder who planned that invasion.
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