This week’s photo prompt is provided by Louise with The Storyteller’s Abode. Thank you Louise!
After the festivities and the large amalgamation of friends and family that Indian weddings consist of, the newlyweds were finally left to themselves. Like in most cases, theirs was an arranged marriage. They had lived in the same city for almost 25 years of their lives oblivious of each other’s existence.
The visit to this beach was obviously not her first one. She had come here with her family & friends. But today it evoked different emotions in her, she looked at her partner who would her constant companion in thick and thin (she hoped so) from now on.
Sharing a packet of groundnuts, gazing at the lighthouse and admiring the beauty of the sea, they chattered shyly. Lets trust each other and be broad minded like this ocean, she prayed fervently.
A year later, on the eve of their first anniversary, flipping through the pages of her prized album, catching a glimpse of this picture brought back truckloads of emotions to the fore. Touch wood, is all that she muttered!
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Acknowledgements :- Thanks Priceless Joy for running the challenge and Louise for the photo prompt. The challenge is to write in about 150 words(+/- 25 words) based on the prompt. To participate please refer here. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.
Such an awkward position to find themselves in, I’m glad it worked out. You evoked her tentative emotions well.
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Thanks a lot for the appreciation Iain 🙂
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Nice Aishwarya 👍
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Thanks SKD 🙂
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I really liked how you described that scene at the beach with the newlyweds. I could feel the nervousness of both of them and I think you did a great job especially on writing about this topic.
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Thanks a lot for the compliment
Jade. I’m glad that you enjoyed it.
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Excellent piece Kitty, you created the hope in the marriage so very well…..lovely that a year on it was still going ok…
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Thanks a lot Michael. I’m glad that you enjoyed it 🙂
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“Touchwood! ” 🙂 Nicely expressed , Kitty. 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Moon 🙂
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Touchwood…… And year after they will visit the beach. A beautiful story .
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Thanks a lot Kalpana 🙂
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Lovely description and a beautiful take. Well done.
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Thanks a lot YS 🙂
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Heartwarming.
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Thanks a lot Russell 🙂
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Very sweet and heartwarming, you captured their feelings well.
Sands of Time
Annie at ~McGuffy’s Reader~
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Thanks a lot for stopping by and reading, and for the compliment too!
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A lovely story and the hopes and promises expressed in a very understanding way, as well as the happy ending! 🙂
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Thanks a lot for stopping by and reading! Thanks for the compliment too!
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