“Like a duck. Calm on the surface, furious paddling below”, she told herself. She composed her face into a serene mask as she stepped into the hall. Almost immediately the nudges started, followed by the whispers. She knew, of course that most of those whispers were about her. Her appearance, she knew would be like godsend to the old family gossips.
Damn it! They had no right to make any sort of negative comments about her. What did they know? Was it her fault that after 23 years of marriage her husband would suddenly burst into a frenzy of philandering? Was she to be blamed for his midlife crisis? Why did people expect her to suffer in stoic silence? She’d made the final break last month and filed for divorce.
The buzz in the crowd was starting to unnerve her a bit. She should have stayed away, perhaps. But she’d felt that she had to attend her cousin’s marriage. For how long was she going to hide away like some fugitive? It was just that she felt so alone, in this crowd.
That’s when she saw him hurrying towards her; tall, handsome, his sunny smile lighting up the room. All the gossiping old biddies were now staring at him in silence. “That’s given them something to really talk about”, she thought as she moved towards him.
Now that her marriage was officially over, she saw no reason to hide him anymore. After all he’d been her boyfriend for almost twenty years now.
Now that her marriage was officially over, she saw no reason to hide him anymore. After all he’d been her boyfriend for almost twenty years now.
This weeks words – break, negative, surface.
36 scribbled back:
Great use of the words, I enjoyed your story. :-)
Nice twist at the end. Enjoyed this.
I didn't see this coming !! Great plot :)
Ooooh I loved this!
He he he, great story, Dreamer :-)
Thanks Pal :D
Glad you liked it :)
Thank you for your kind words.
Thank you, Anthony .
Nice of you to drop in and comment.
Now we know why he left!
The ending was certainly a surprise! Good twist!
Fantastic use of the words... Nice 3 Word Wednesday! Bisous, Love and Light, Sender
Yikes! What a twist in the end. You have a feeling of sorrow for her, but in the end, I felt anger toward her. Nicely woven.
Great twist at the end. I didn't see that coming.
-Tim
Very well done.
AH, clever twist at the end there. Loved it.
Good twist at the end. Good flow to the writing; though perhaps her final thought could have started on a new paragraph.
Clever twist, and totally unexpected. Nicely done.
Yup!
Thank you Jay!
But they were interesting words to begin with. Weren't they? so many possibilities.
Yeah! I kind wanted it like she's feeling sorry for herself, when she actually has no reason to.
Thanks, Tim.
Thank you, Christopher.
Hi Nara, Thanks for dropping in and commenting.
You are right. That's a good point. Thank you.
Thank you, Ann. Glad you liked it.
good twist of a modern type:)
Wow...that punch was nicely delivered... :) never so it coming !!
Brilliant! A very clever twist in the end ;)
Sweet of you to say so, Deeps :)
Whoa there, you're making me feel like the next Mohamed Ali, Swapna :D
Thank you, Renuji.
Excellent. Loved the ending! :)
Thanks, Shail and thanks for putting me on to 3WW :)
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