It's just a lost battle - Short story - Day 787: 5 Minute Freewrite
It's just a lost battle
She looked, helpless, as the door closed behind her. She seemed to be losing, she could not avoid that sense of ego exposed to a challenge. Another day he would see it differently, but today, I suppose as he felt, he would have a duel at the door, a lost battle, that hurts pride more than life. So she decided to load only what we could carry. No extra weight, no tear would, betray not that pact with herself.
There is too much life retained in that door that closes today, too much life among those lights that today escape through the open window. A winter chill is freezing her soul. There will be no merry Christmas, only ice in the eyes, glasses of liquor and music to distract the sorrow.
(End of 5 minutes)
Still stunned, she started walking. Her gaze flew with a flock of birds piling up the shadows of that afternoon, and in the middle of the flight, damming a drop of sea that struggled to make beach on his cheek, she thought: "Tomorrow is another day... tomorrow more battles will come".
16/12/2019
In response to @mariannewest to the Day 787: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday - Prompt: only what we could carry.
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Banner Mizu no oto contest and finish the story contest credit by @f3nix.
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Wow! Beautiful prose and final lines/message. This: There is too much life retained in that door that closes today, too much life among those lights that today escape through the open window. A winter chill is freezing her soul. There will be no merry Christmas, only ice in the eyes, glasses of liquor and music to distract the sorrow.
#loveit!!
Wow!!
Woo hoo...I love that you like it!
Bleak, very bleak, and moving. I hope that tomorrow brings her nothing but joy. Excellent freewrite!
Let's hope... Life moves in tides and she is aware that she is barely fighting one of the many battles that have to be fought in life. Thank you for the visit, dear!
Tomorrow is another day! And hopefully, no battles :)
Let her win her own war! May the sunshine on your face and its contagious with joy, hope, and good vibrations:)
Thank you so much for the support and encouragement, @mariannawest!
Great post!! Unfortunately there always will be another battle but maybe she’ll get to sit a few out ❤️
That's right, battles are part of life and losing one does not mean losing the war or losing life. Thank you so much for stopping by!
I'm here to deliver the Tuesday prompt so please write us another!
https://steempeak.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-788-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-fern
Oh, yeah. I'm already working on that. Thanks for the heads-up!❤️