I watch Jason from the window as he briskly walks down the steps. I look at the watch on my wrist- one of my most precious gifts which Jason had brought for me last Christmas from his bonus.
Seconds pass by. I wish I could turn time back- to the day we went out to that waterpark and played like crazy kids, our vacation to New York and curled up in bed with our favourite book.
The day I was feeling so low that I refused to come out of my room, he came to me with a cup of hot cocoa and danced like a joker- I held my stomach , tears of laughter in my eyes as we hugged.
Time waits for none. Its time for Jason to move out to University. My son is a big man.
He turns and waves me a kiss. I blow a kiss back and look forward to a new phase in life.
(164 words)
Linking up with the adorable Pricless Joy who hosts FlashFiction 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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Time is relentless. We just need to treasure every little moment. Good bait and switch, Akshata.
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Thx so much Varad
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The lure was alluring. Good writing Akshata
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Thx a lot Neel!’
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Nice little scene of life Aks, this could have been part of your A to Z story too, one of those big moments in life.
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Oh ya! That’s a wonderful idea Ian
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a gift from a grown child is treasure indeed….and the sadness of saying goodbye…….very well captured emotions Aks
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Thx so much Sunita! A mom will surely relate to this one
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Awww, such a heart warming story.
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Thx so much Lav
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I enjoyed the surprise that the narrator was talking about her son.
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Thx so much that’s what I aimed to do!
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Such a sweet story! I was surprised that he was her son! Wonderful story Akshata!
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Enjoyed your story!
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Thx so much
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This prompt has brought about so many warming stories. Yours is the one I loved the most so far. The twist is always a good ‘twist’.
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What a heart-warming tale Akshata, could have easily been Myra’s 🙂
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This is the second person telling me this!
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god! I need to participate in this. sounds superfun. btw you have been nominated for the mystery blogger award- check it out http://priyreflects.com/2018/05/09/the-mystery-continues/
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A heartwarming post, Akshata. Seeing your child growing up is pretty awesome as well as emotional and nostalgic.
https://www.rohankachalia.com/2018/05/im-watching-you/#comment-3294
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Lovely write. So identifiable.
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Precious memories to cherish for a lifetime!
Beautiful take on a ‘goodbye’ 🙂
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Thx su much
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Goodbyes are never easy, but this is am inevitable phase too. Wonderful storytelling Akshata.
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