Take a chance #FictionMondays

Posted in Aks Corner, Flash Fiction, Friendship, Micro Blog, Micro Fiction, Micro Tales, Self Love, The Couple

Ritu clutched the coin tight in her fist, closed her eyes and weighed her options once more. Should she give it a chance?

Married at 22, a perfect romance out of a fairy tale, 2 kids in the next 5 years, a happy home and her passion for art that she nurtured, life was picture perfect. But life had other plans.

They drifted apart, he found solace in the arms of another. It was an amicable divorce and she had since then built a wall around herself, her sole purpose being bringing up her kids and painting.

Time moved on and they flew the nest, she was prepared for this day, of walking the rest of the road alone. Alone but not lonely.

And that’s when destiny did a somersault again. Entered Raj, a friendship of two like minded people that blossomed into love.

He wanted them to move in together and this is where Ritu was in a dilemma. Should she trust again? What if she gets wounded? How would her kids react? Should she just maintain a platonic relationship?

As she was about to toss the coin as ridiculous as it seemed, she opened her eyes and smiled. A smile of self assurance.

As important as it was to nurture one’s own self, its sometimes important to take a chance and listen you heart. A walk down the road alone is what she had always cherished but hand in hand it seemed sweeter.

Linking up with Vinitha who hosts Fiction Mondays, a wonderful initiative which has brought me back in the groove, read the other stories here

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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.

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