Her bag’s packed, hidden under their bed. Stashed inside is money, a ticket and pretty red heels.
Any day now.
Any day.
Decades later, sorting her things, I’ll find her dusty suitcase next to a shoe box
filled with photographs of me.
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Amy Bee regularly writes for the Sacramento News & Review and her work has appeared in Salon, NANO Fiction, Indiana Voice Journal, and The Manifest-Station. When she isn’t writing, Amy likes to backpack long distances and marinate in her constantly nagging existential worries. Find her worries at www.lionbythetail.com and her backpacking at www.mountainsforbreakfast.com
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Touching and sad…yet a joyful ending!
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Thanks for reading it, Joe!
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Oh, who might me be? Child? Spouse? An Unrequited love? Possibilities.
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She was definitely full of possibilities at one point!
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Really touching! Loved it!
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Thank you!
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Red heels make me think she is vivacious, maybe not ready to let go of her previous life. The box of photographs speak of memories of a life together. That’s worth staying for. 🙂
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Yes, the red heels are a great detail.
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Thank you. I wanted there to be a relation to pretty red heels in her present that ended up as just a shoe box later on. (The shoe box was what was left of her wish to leave and held her reasons for staying. Or is that pretty obvious? Stop explaining, Amy! :))
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I see her as vivacious, and as a dreamer. It’s interesting what we dream or want for ourselves when we are younger vs. the life and decisions we really end up making.
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It’s very tough settling on a major life decision. I think you captured it very well.
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I really felt those pangs of regret and “what if” while reading this. Very intriguing.
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I’m glad some of those emotions came through.
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Guess she found a reason to stay. Great job!
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Thank you!
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The ‘what if’ of a moment was given up for a lifetime. A touching tale indeed.
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