She moved around the small house, the walls told of so many memories, both good and bad. Things had happened here and she had been there when they had. Now the house stood empty and desolate, the walls slowly crumbling yet happier then they had ever been whole.
The wind blew through the open doorway and a chill settled over her. She pulled her coat closer around her and turned to leave.
“I’ll never forget you…”
She stopped, but didn’t turn back, her lip trembling. No tears fell and she continued on her way.
The past had already left.
Written for the Friday prompt from Light and Shade Challenge: http://lightandshadechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/light-and-shade-challenge-friday-23rd.html
This afternoon is a rather melancholy one for me for some reason. Though it has not been unpleasant, rather it has been very thoughtful in its own right.
It just feels like there’s something in the wind today…
Breathing In 
The past is always gone but, you articulated it so well.
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Thank you.
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This really resonates. I think the melancholy must be universal today. Thanks.
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Yes, and today is just as melancholy, but with a slight bit of a bounce as well. It’s raining, but the children are all getting on well. (Which is good, as I won’t be able to send them outside.)
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good day for hot chocolate and a jigsaw puzzle, then? 🙂
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Most definitely! Now if only we hadn’t run out of chocolate mix…
(*chuckles*) Or I could ask my youngest nephew to mix up this drink he tried. He somehow mixes chocolate milk powder, Pero, powdered milk and something else. It’s delicious, but no one else has any idea how he’s done it.
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If you coerce the recipe from him, maybe he’ll let you share it with us ! Sounds like a mocha-ish delight!
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He’s tried teaching it me and I just can’t get it. Maybe someday I’ll get it right…
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If I ever do get it down, I’ll be sure to write about it, though!
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🙂
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I loved the gentleness of this piece. There was a calmness of someone briefly revisiting the past but with a mission to move on. A great take on the prompt.
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Thank you. It sort of wrote itself and I was glad when it managed to keep itself within the word limits. Sometimes they want to keep going and going and going.
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The last line was excellent about the past. I know what you mean about the word limits. I find the 100 prompt very challenging. You did a good job with this writing. I do sense the melancholy, but the good thing about writing is often releases whatever emotion needs to released:~) Well done.
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Thank you. I do enjoy writing and the release it brings. Sometimes facing your past, whether in reality or just on paper, really helps you to move forward and to be at peace with the decision to move forward.
And yes, the 100 word limit is a challenge, but I’m glad for it. It has certainly helped me!
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Martha this was beautiful – such longing and emotion. I find the 100 word challenges tough myself, but I find them a useful discipline.
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Yes, very useful.
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I had such a lump in my throat at the end Lyssa M x
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I’m glad that you enjoyed it so. Once I’d finished writing it, I felt a lot lighter.
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