Being grateful for my monotonous life #FFFAW #FlashFiction

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After her morning walk, Ria sat on the lone bench, a bored look on her face. For the past 10 years this has been her ritual. A brisk walk in the park nearby and a 10 minute break on the forlorn bench before she got caught up in the grind of the day. A barren tree behind the lone bench did little to cheer up her dampened spirits. She fondly recalled her vacation in Europe where lovely parks, and trees in full bloom adorned the streets. What a  boring sight and boring life I have, she sighed.

It was the last she saw of the park and bench. An earthquake rattled the town last night, causing havoc. The tremors were felt for many days. Picking up the strewn pieces and moving on was tough. She missed the lone bench, the bare tree and her safe and secure routine.

Today she realised the value of her monotonous life, it was beautiful, its beauty lay in its simplicity, in the loving arms that adorned her life.She would give anything to have it back, alas it wasnt coming back ever.

Linking up with the amazing Priceless Joy who hosts FlashFiction challenge for aspiring writers.

 

Published by Akshata Ram

Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.

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