Wednesday, July 25, 2012

My Short Short Story for the Day



She lost track of how long she’d been standing there staring.  After all these years, he had finally left.  She should have seen it coming and maybe some part of her had.  She was still shocked, though, when he packed his bags, tossed the keys on the table and walked out the door.  She ran after him choking on her words, praying he’d stop.  He didn’t speak, didn’t look back.  Just walked away.  She clutched her chest as the pain stabbed her heart until she felt numb.  The sadness draped over her like an old, ratty shawl.  The tears rolled silently down her cheeks as she wondered why.  Stupid question.  They hadn’t been happy for a while but somehow she thought it would all just work itself out.  One day she’d wake up and things would be like they used to be.  Like they should have been.  Like she had hoped they would be.  It hurt so much, the emptiness that filled her up.  Maybe she should have tried harder to make things work.  Maybe she should have fought harder to make him stay.  Maybe…who knows… but now it was simply too late.    

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