Tag: marriage
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The man she thought she loved
Clara struggles against the urge to wake up. She wills herself to sleep at about four in the morning. She rolls onto her other side, yawns and stretches out onto her back. She dreads waking early and is too tired to sit up, keeping her eyes shut and forcing herself to daydream instead. Her sleepless…
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The man she never knew
When her water broke, one Saturday afternoon, Ada found herself alone at home, with Davis unreachable at the hospital. She calmly called a taxi and asked her neighbour to accompany her.
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Navigating singlehood to a relationship
here I was, swimming in the depths of the sea. I heard the Lord ask me to go deeper with Him. As I swam deeper still, He asked me to look up and I saw the sun’s rays gently fracture the water directly above. The water currents gave the dancing sunlight, streaming down into the…
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Mending Fences 2
Budu and Bette cleared their breakfast items and sang as they did the washing up together. He washed and she dried. Once done, he took her hand and inspected her wedding band. ” We really have to improve on this! What if we renew our wedding vows? I know I should have asked you earlier…(gasp)…
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Mending fences
The kettle whistled and he turned to pour the contents into a flask. Bette heard the kettle and stirred, her hand searching in the darkened room for her husband. She sat up and swung her legs over the side of their bed, curious about what got him up so early. She showered, changed and fussed…
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Mending the family
Sunrise is only minutes away and Budu’s eyes flicker and open. He gazes across the bed and straining through the shadows, to catches a glimpse of his wife’s sleeping form. Restless, he turns to his wife, reaches out to her and stops short of touching her, wondering, where and how should I touch her.
Short Stories & Poems by WarmBreezeBliss 