Finding my rainbow #SundayPhotoFiction #MyFriendAlexa

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Baby Ocotillo looked at his Mumma, tears trickling down his eyes as he asked her the same question he had been asking since the day he was born. Why am I so barren? When will I bloom like other flowers? Is my life destined to be this plain and ugly? Why me?

Mumma Ocotillo smiled and told him in a sing song way “My dear you are special. Wait for spring to come and you shall bloom my love. Life is not always colourful and bright, there are sunny days and dark days. Bask in the sun when it shines and toughen up, learn to  face the not so good days and believe that this too shall pass”

Baby Ocotillo looked on with hope and waited for summer. And lo behold, the first rays of sun fell on him and a tiny leaf sprout. A few days later, much to his amazement there was a bud and his joy knew o bounds when he saw a flower.

In the next few days as he metamorphosed into a beautiful blooming plant , he looked at Mumma beaming with joy.

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“This too shall pass” he reminded himself as he began shedding leaves, bracing himself for winter with a smile on his face this time.

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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.

14 thoughts on “Finding my rainbow #SundayPhotoFiction #MyFriendAlexa”

  4. A poetical styled story, reminding me of the ugly duckling. This was a fine piece of flash, and I was pleased that you posted a picture of the Octotllo in bloom.

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