“Have been a tourist for most of my life. Didn’t have a place I felt at home. Never knew how to blend in with the people…. Always restless, I just wandered from place to place. Drinking in the sights, greeting strangers. Just floating around.”
“You make it seem like it is a bad thing!”
“It isn’t… until you start feeling lonely… When you tire of the weightlessness and yearn for gravity; for something to pull you, for something to hold on to…”
“Did you find it then?”
“Yes… I found him.”
“Ooooh! A love story. Tell me more!”
“Was about 35 then. Waiting restlessly, as usual, at a red light; I looked around for amusement. And found him; waiting to cross the road. I was drawn by his simplicity, his ascetic clothes, demeanor, his calm face, his unhurried steps. I felt peaceful, for the first time in my life… Instinctively, I knew I had found my anchor. Without a moment’s hesitation, I walked right up to my future.”
Flash fiction in response to FFfAW hosted by the lovely Priceless Joy.
Nicely done
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Thank you!
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So glad that a much sought after anchor was found finally. Nice read.
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Thank you for the kind words.
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‘Home’ can mean different things to different people, but it’s always nice to belong somewhere. Nicely done.
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Very true, Iain! Thank you for the kind words.
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Love at first sight! Wonderful story! Glad she found “home” after so many years of searching.
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Thank you so much, PJ!
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What if he wasn’t interested? Happens sometimes. That was quite the risk.
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To be honest, that was my initial draft. But then, I am far too biased towards happy endings! Changed 🙂
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Oh wow…such beautiful one!!
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Oh! Thank you for such kind words! 🙂
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always welcomed ….
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