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This week’s photo prompt is provided by Yarnspinner. Thank you Yarnspinner!
By Neel Anil Panicker
Some memories simply refuse to let go, clinging on, hopelessly, much like leeches slowly sucking away the blood off its victims, all this long after the denizens who gave birth to them have left the earthly firmament.
Like an albatross around one’s neck, they then proceed to knife through fragile guilt-ridden hearts, tearing and shredding to tiny bits life’s tender fabrics.
Reena too is battling one such memory. Her days and nights are subsumed by an avalanche of long orphaned emotions that threaten to tear asunder the very fabric of her existence.
Ever since Edwin’s suicide (though some would term that a murder!) not a single waking moment has passed by without her being sucked into the dark abysses of hell, a bottomless pit where every breath is a curse, every moment of sanity just one more step towards an inevitable end.
There is no escaping this madness, she knows…except.
As she ties the saree’s end to the ceiling fan above, redemption, for her, is but a foot away.
©neelanilpanicker2017 #fiction #shortstory #FFfAW
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you describe the painful memories so vividly, well done Neel!
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Thanks a lot.
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A lot said in so few words, very powerful, well done 👍🏼
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Thanks so much
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‘A bottomless pit’ were the first words that came to mind, but I had used the title somewhere else. This is pensive, with strong imagery.
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Yes, a bottomless pit indeed. Thanks Reena.
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Wonderful write.
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Thanks
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I like the way you’ve interpreted this prompt, treating it as the mood. Nice write but I feel sad for her.
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Yes, i too feel the same. Thanks for the appreciation
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Such a sad, dismal story that goes well with the photo prompt! Too bad that Reena felt she had no other choice but to end her life like Edwin. Great story, Neel!
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Yes, a bit bad though. Thanks PJ for your appreciation.
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Powerful work Neel…you described a negative state of mind very well!
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Thank you Shivangi
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A long drop and a sudden stop. I loved the phrase “long orphaned emotions.”
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Thank you James.
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I hope the ceiling fan stalls
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Yes, hope so. Thanks
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You are a wonderfully descriptive writer. Loved your story.
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I am elated by your wonderfully energizing comments. Thank you so much, Rosemary.
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Thanks a lot. I will now go and check your writings. Hope to stay in touch, Rose.
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