Almost

Posted on December 2, 2015December 4, 2015 by Amy Bee

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.

Published by Amy Bee

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 View all posts by Amy Bee

16 thoughts on “Almost”

Joe Ormerod December 2, 201510:02 am Reply

Touching and sad…yet a joyful ending!

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1. Amy Bee December 2, 201510:34 am Reply
  
  Thanks for reading it, Joe!
  
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Laissez Faire December 2, 201511:57 am Reply

Oh, who might me be? Child? Spouse? An Unrequited love? Possibilities.

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1. Amy Bee December 3, 201510:50 am Reply
  
  She was definitely full of possibilities at one point!
  
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d3athlily December 2, 201510:44 pm Reply

Really touching! Loved it!

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1. Amy Bee December 3, 201510:35 am Reply
  
  Thank you!
  
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c2avilez December 3, 20156:29 am Reply

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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1. Cyn K December 3, 20158:55 am Reply
  
  Yes, the red heels are a great detail.
  
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  1. Amy Bee December 3, 201510:46 am
    
    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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2. Amy Bee December 3, 201510:39 am Reply
  
  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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  1. c2avilez December 3, 201511:10 am
    
    It’s very tough settling on a major life decision. I think you captured it very well.
    
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become-the-villain December 3, 201510:58 am Reply

I really felt those pangs of regret and “what if” while reading this. Very intriguing.

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1. Amy Bee December 3, 20151:13 pm Reply
  
  I’m glad some of those emotions came through.
  
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livebysurprise December 3, 201511:28 am Reply

Guess she found a reason to stay. Great job!

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1. Amy Bee December 3, 20151:18 pm Reply
  
  Thank you!
  
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Anonymous December 4, 20158:15 pm Reply

The ‘what if’ of a moment was given up for a lifetime. A touching tale indeed.

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