The fall
I was at home, lying on the freshly cleaned sheets, and pretending to read a book which seemed old but new to me. A breeze of cool air wafted through the open window. It ruffled a few pages of the book, but that didn’t bother me.
I was lost, lost in her thoughts. Her thoughts warmed me up from the inside so much so that I didn’t bother to wear any warm clothing. The bell of the oven also didn’t ring in my head. I was so deep in her thoughts.
Is our relationship blooming like a spring? Are we settling into each other’s warmth and looking ahead in unison to embrace a change in our lives just like autumn? I wondered.
Meanwhile, the lights kept on flickering. The earth started to move. First at the snail’s pace and then vehemently.
Little did I knew that even earth was shedding away some of the sins engineered by the humans through an earthquake.
I now lay under the debris, not fighting for survival, but for the fall of man’s blatant environment violations and the rise of an era where environment comes first.
#TellTaleThursday with Anshu & Priya
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What a twist, Rohan! It started on such a happy note – I was expecting romance!! But earthquake …?? But, you are right the man is the perpetrator and the ultimate sufferer. Good story!
Thank you so much, Anshu. I am glad that you liked the overall portrayal of humans in the story.
It started as a love story. The climax threw me off. Well done
Thank you so much, Priya!
Some radical thoughts. Life goes through cycles. Once development peaks, the downward cycle starts. That is life.
Indeed. That’s life. But what is critical now is how we use the environment around us while keeping up with developments.