100 Word Wednesday: Week 44
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MOVED ON…
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By Neel Anil Panicker
I ignore the Do Not Disturb sign and step into the room, albeit gingerly.
I flick on the light switch; I’m swept over by nostalgia__eighteen years, nine months, fourteen days, three hours, twenty-two minutes, and a few gasping seconds.
A slow jabbing pain creeps up my arthritic ridden legs, squirreling into my already weakened torso.
Through the swirling maze that are my eyes I spot the bedside table.
Its contents stare at me: the camera, lenses, the battery, the chargers, the shiny black backpack we bought him only last month, and the Nike shoes that he’ll never wear ever again.
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Laden with grief, an beautifully expressed!
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Thanks a lot, Reena.
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Oh so sad to think about a child lost far too young….expertly written. I was drawn in until the end, then had to reread as I’d carelessly glazed over the words with so much meaning in the middle. So well done — even if it does pull at my heartstrings ❤
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I know this is so full of pain and pathos.
Thanks for the compliment.
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