The Relationship – Chapter Five (a very short story)
“I’ll change. I’m trying…” He looked at her, tears slowly making their way down his cheeks. His pleas continued. At this moment, he was sober.
Strange, she thought, how she couldn’t really hear his specific words. What once would have been irrelevant details to their conversations – the teeny coffee stain on her slacks, the bottle of olive oil on the counter, the cold December wind – were now main stage particulars demanding her full attention.
She nodded at him as her mind traveled back four weeks; he hadn’t come home that night. It wasn’t the first time it had happened. Except now, she just went to bed and slept.
The Relationship (links to all chapters below)
Chapter One http://tinyurl.com/yhou79l
Chapter Two http://tinyurl.com/yksuuvn
Chapter Three http://tinyurl.com/ygurdm6
Chapter Four http://tinyurl.com/yzbeolz
Chapter Five http://tinyurl.com/yfewu4r
Chapter Six http://tinyurl.com/yzdwro8
Chapter Seven http://tinyurl.com/ykh2982
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Swati! Love the very short stories, I am hooked.
Swati – another amazing short! LOVE this…I always want more….
Oh, so glad I didn’t have to wait too long for this one! I love the photos you choose – they add to the mysterious quality of the words…
Peryl
Oh man, I really want to kick this guy’s butt! She’s getting stronger isn’t she?
Thanks ladies – I am trying to get faster!! Revising my proposal is taking tons of time – and I am so not complaining because it’s all good, isn’t it?
Heather – I am so glad you can “feel” it!!
Swati
Amazing, Swati. Just amazing. I wish I could pull this woman into my arms and give her the biggest hug ever. And then get her outa there. And then I remember myself before I met my husband and I realize I wasn’t too different from her.
I’m right there with you Naomi – I totally had elements of her in my younger days too!
XO – Swati
Just caught up with all of them Swati and I loved them! You totally pull me in each time!
Goodness! Where have I been?!! These are so much fun – staying tuned until tomorrow
Kristin