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The kitchen floor was strewn with slices of toast, a smashed jam jar, a shattered mug and an upturned chair. In the corner, an envelope and a screwed up piece of paper.
It was stupid to think she could love him. Everyone said she was out of his league. But to end it with a scribbled note? To say nothing?
She had become his reason for living, everything he did he did for her. He sacrificed so much to make her happy. But it seems she saw it as nothing more than a game.
He stepped outside and strolled to the park. They spent many a happy hour there, or so he thought. Children were merrily playing, but the only laughter he heard was that of her mocking him, echoing in his mind.
The end.
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Thanks to Sadje for hosting What Do You See?
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Why oh why do people smash things when they are pissed/upset? They only create extra work for themselves.
I feel (though I’ll never understand them) for those who make another their everything – especially when they are not the same for the other! Poor bugger.
There’a also the cost of replacing things! Not really a good idea
Some people think that opposites attract, how wrong they are!
Exactly! So not worth the “tantrum”!
Yeah… if the opposities are too polar, it’s a recipe for disaster.
This is brilliant, my friend. I could taste his bitterness in my own throat. Wonderfully evocative.
Oh, this is so sad and heartbreaking Keith. Thanks for joining in with the other side of the story.
And the moral of the story is- never sell yourself short in an effort to put someone else on your pedestal.
His sadness is deeply poignant. Well penned as always Keith.
So sad, but it happens.
How sad and unfortunate to be in a unhappy relationship. Brilliant take on the prompt, Keith.
A note is such an unfeeling way to do it. What a sad and well written story.
very cruel and cold
Oh, so sad. But, brilliantly done, Keith!
A brilliant write Keith I could feel his anger and pain in equal measure 🩷
Keith, you made us feel his anger and anguish in equal measures. Such a well-crafted tale.