Everything about the house looked picture perfect, it was the dream home James and I had been scouting for since a year. “A new one on the block , you will love it” said Lisa, our estate agent.
It was indeed a beauty, ample light, just the right size of rooms, a little backyard and some furniture which the owners were keen to sell.
Pictures of people who had lived here adorned the walls. They will take it down, Lisa clarified hastily. I was eager to see the study as thats where I would be spending most of my time working on my book.
As I hurried towards it and opened the door, something was amiss. It was not at all hard to tell, the 2 blank photo frames seemed very odd.
Were these the blank pages of someone’s diary that had once been overfull but time had played a cruel joke and left him bereft? Was this depicting a lost love, the grief of a parent, of one’s life lived for the sake of others as this person kept filling the palette of colours for others but not a dash of color added to their own life?
Or was this a canvas for me to paint the colors I chose to? I choose hope, love, laughter, friends, a life lived selfishly at times, for what matters is nurturing one’s soul. And some good wine and food of course!
This is in response to the picture prompt and Fiction Mondays hosted by Vinitha Dileep, you can read the other stories here.
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What matters is nurturing one’s soul indeed. Beautifully written, Aksh! ❤️
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Thx a lot Shwe
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How we choose to look at something changes everything. You’ve captured the essence so well, Akshata. So happy to read your story. 🙂
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Thx a ton Vinitha!!
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Superb! Always a good idea to look at the bright side of every situation! Enjoyed reading this post!!
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Thx a ton Archana!!
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Ah! Yes, we can interpret things the way we want – hopefully, in a positive and proactive way. Every day is a new canvas, isn’t it?
Nice to see back to writing again, Akshata.
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True Corrine, everyday is indeed a new canvas. And thanks so much for the warm welcome
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Nurturing one’s soul is so essential. Liked your interpretation of the prompt, Akshata. So good to visit your blog after a long time. 🙂
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So lovely to hear from you Esha, I have not been writing for a while, will hop over to yours now!
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That’s the best part of a blank canvas. We can chose our colours, we can choose life!
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True that Sunita!!
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