The lost painting (Part 5/6) | Short story - Weekend Freewrite
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This is the continuation of my short story The lost painting.
Read Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
Words so far : 1328
Prompt: Some change
Riko's life changed with Agnes's entry and brought a great transformation in his character as well as career. It seemed Agnes was his lucky charm which was missing, and now that she is into his life, everything was heading in the right direction.
Five years later, after getting married to Agnes, Riko started collaborating with his fellow artist all from the country and never hesitated to try a newer form of arts. Gradually, People started recognizing him and his works. He at one time who was not able to move to Kolkata to showcase his art was now able to reach every exhibition corners of the nation. During this time, he also managed to complete his fine art course. To test his artistic skills he moved out of India to showcase his talent on the canvas, even winning prestigious awards. It seemed his life was changing and Riko was an inch far away from his dreams, his dream to see his painting hanging on the walls of Louvre Museum Paris.
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On the contrary, Agnes was turning to a bookworm living her recluse life as a solution to keep her thoughts away from Riko who was travelling around the globe. She wanted him near her, within her world, small but full of happiness.
Though he was a restless dreamer, unsatisfied with his work and was always on a quest to achieve more. For him now the sky was the only limit. One after another, awards came flying in and he became a sensation, staging exhibitions throughout the globe.
His dreams were coming closer, but he was losing Agnes and was paying a price for it. Days were turning to week, weeks into months, and things started getting unstable, while Agnes loneliness attracted her to Piyush, in search of a close companion. Piyush was her colleague and five years younger than her. Agnes slowly, fall for him and both started dating each other. She saw in Piyush, a partner to share her feelings while Piyush saw a soulmate in her. This temporal love made her feel like she was stepping on two boats in the same ocean of loneliness floating towards to reveal secrets.
To be continued...
The final part will be posted this weekend freewrite.
My weekend freewrite for Weekend Freewrite - 5/23/2020 - Single Prompt Option by @mariannewest, the link can be found here
Short stories writer, an art lover
from NorthEast, India.