Carapace - Two Years Later
Two years passed since that fateful day that would change my life forever.
Here I am sitting on the sofa, waiting for my husband to come home from work and have dinner with me. He doesn’t like to eat my food so I learned to cook the things that he loves most.
I’m so tired of my life! I go out just to buy food for the next few days. He’s never home. He has better things to do than be with me. And I never loved him…
Amma chose my life instead of me. She thought that this marriage would make me happier and that I would have a better life than she had with my father who died the day I was born. But, besides that, I only had two options. One of them was to live with a rich man that had a beautiful house, a good job and was living in Australia. The other option was to live with a poor man that was a cook on the beach and who I loved…
I miss Amma and Vijay a lot. I can’t phone them because I’m not allowed to. Besides, we don’t talk a lot. I’m just the housewife.
The only thing that makes me dream for a better life is to look at the sea through the window. Just to remember those days at the Beach Hut when I saw Vijay peeling some prawns for our dinner. We were so happy together! Why didn’t I do anything to stay with him? Well, it was only in my hands the choice of having a better life with money or love. I chose money… But, I still know his number by heart: Mount Lavinia 926979.
Labels: Short Story
It seems that almost everybody chose a sad end ! me too :P
kiss*
Posted by
Raquel |
1/22/2007 5:43 pm
Beach Huts, well there is a happy subject.
see http://www.msbnews.co.uk
it is my blog on beach huts, nothing more nothing less.
I hope it cheers up anyone feeling at a loss
Tim
Posted by
beachhutman |
1/22/2007 8:26 pm
Hey poor girl! I gave her a sad ending, but you... you gave her a cruel ending! bah! Well, but nice work ;)
Posted by
deviousmind |
1/22/2007 10:09 pm
intruder alert, nah the more the merrier...
liked the story, and the picture choosing to contrast it too (call before the storm) xD
Posted by
Anonymous |
1/22/2007 11:07 pm
A very sad ending. Mine is the total contrast....
But I like yours to :)
Kisses ***
Posted by
Geossara Costa |
1/27/2007 3:14 pm