Requiem

February 7, 2010
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black20rose thumb Requiem 

Where were you this late?…Another woman?" she sobbed

He remained silent…

"since… when?"

"Month" he replied, her fears confirmed.

He was relieved when she left next day.

He died after seven months a lonely man…

cancer…

Love was a poor excuse to deprive a dearest the last moments of togetherness, no matter how painful.

 

This  55 fiction format story is written by Mani Padma.

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 Requiem

Mani Padma

She is a Doctor by profession , working in Delhi. Loves traveling, mind games and playing with words… And also the chief-co brewer of GingerChai. She is the chief brewer of some of the interesting categories you see in GingerChai.Follow @manishalsam

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8 Responses to Requiem

  1. vk on February 7, 2010 at 10:18 am

    Nice piece Mani !!
    ‘Cause its a bittersweet symphony, this love ..

  2. Shilpa on February 7, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Putting emotions in 55 words is not that easy. Kudos to you.. :)

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    shilpa

  3. Gyanban on February 7, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    Captured the irony pretty well. Good crisp flow.

  4. mani on February 7, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    @vk,shilpa,gyanban Thanks for your approval.I had valentines day in my mind when I wrote this.
    @ Rajan I love the pic that you have insertd. Its…kind of gothic…and it simply lovely. Nothing could go better with it. Thanks

  5. chetan on February 7, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    ho ho
    great
    i think first from you of this kind
    loved it

    and yes good pic

  6. chatterbox on February 7, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    wonderful and a heart touching attempt at 55 fiction :D

    Cheers!!

  7. mani on February 7, 2010 at 8:53 pm

    @ chetan…eh?????
    @chaterbox thanks! :-) )

  8. Lakshmi Rajan on February 9, 2010 at 9:25 am

    @ Mani

    I told you long back, good articles give me the extra push to find the right pictures :-D , so no wonder I found a good picture to accompany your 55F !!!

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