She had always put work before him, before the family. A day before their trip to Switzerland he heard his voice call beep, "Honey, I'm soo sorry but i had to reschedule our trip. Don't get mad yet, listen to me now..." But the door shut behind him. Her last words were, "..so just pack the bags, we're leaving in 2 hours!"
Like where you went with this one :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you did :)
DeleteVery clever take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteWow. Clever is good! Thank you ;)
DeleteOh, tragic! You did a great job of pulling me right into the story.
ReplyDeleteTragic indeed. Thank you for being here Jennifer!
DeleteUnexpected ending. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan! You inspire.
DeleteYou knew you were going to go anyway.
ReplyDeleteI guess i did, Chamblee.
DeleteThank you for being here :)
a deep breath and waiting a moment can help in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry he didn't wait. He should have waited.
Oh, the importance of that one deep breath cannot be emphasized enough. Only if everybody thought like you do, Kir.
DeleteUgh, what a situation!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? I'd never want to be in the shoes of either of them.
DeleteOh no! He should have waited!! Great story!! ♥
ReplyDeleteThank you for that warmth, Kathy :D
DeleteI wouldn't want to be in their shoes, either!
ReplyDeleteNo! Only if I get to keep the Switzerland part, though ;)
DeleteThank you for being here Jen
Ohhh, so sad. It must have been one time too many.
ReplyDeleteThey've created I mess I guess. And none could escape the blame.
DeleteMen, what are you gonna do?
ReplyDeleteMen, men, men, men, many men!
DeleteAnd somewhere in a corner two men are discussing about women I'm sure ;)
The ending was crafted so well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Archita :)
DeleteI like your angle on this. The last part is sad, I guess he got too used to hearing the worst :(
ReplyDeleteYes, and this time he thought he knew better.
DeleteThank you for appreciating my angle :)
Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteOh, too little, too late. Great take!
ReplyDelete'Too little, too late' wow.
DeleteThank you for that perspective
Yes indeed -- sometimes all the doors are shut.
ReplyDeleteWe close them for ourselves! Being poised has its own benefits then :)
DeleteThank you Bjorn!
I love the response that you get Soum :)
ReplyDeleteYou really make me crave to hold on and read more.
I have such an inclination here to say that I love you! That comment coming from you makes me crave to write more.
DeleteOh, so sad! Of course, ironically, moving the date up is as arrogant as moving it back.
ReplyDeleteThis time though, she put him before her work.
DeleteOh dear. If only he'd waited until the end. Great build of emotion in this to that sad ending.
ReplyDeleteThank you for those kind words Sarah!
DeleteThe straw that broke the camel's back. You clinched that moment when the life-changing decision is made and you painted a clear picture of what happens to this story after the words stop. Well executed, Soumyaa!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Those were very generous words.
DeleteToo many disappointments - she taught him not to trust her. I'm not sure who I feel sorrier for... Nice job - thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteMe neither. You need two hands for a bro-fist I guess ;)
DeleteThank you for being here Christine.