“If this be heartache, let it be mine to endure,” she voiced as she solemnly stared at the raging storm that seemed to mirror her feelings well. The sky was as dim as northern seas, dramatically staged with lightning that made the clouds flicker. Rain hammered the earth and outside was already sea of puddles. The wind was still in full fury.
She’s uncertain of a thousand things. Does he love her truly? Will her heart be spared from distress? Friends have warned her before. But she melted into a languid pleasure of gentle sea breeze and curling waves. On that fleeting moment, a tiny wisp of time, they were infinite— or she so thought. And just as the calm sky before the first drop of rain concludes, she looked up, then knew why typhoons were named after people.
Katrina, Joaquin, Ivan, Wilma, Ingrid, Dianne, Lenny, Jose, and the list could go on for names that have left people devastated, ruined, and overthrown. As for her, Alex must be the worst of all.
Be it a storm or a person.
Word Count: 180
Written for Sunday Photo Fiction’s prompt.
Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly writing challenge hosted by Alastair Forbes where a photo is used as a prompt for a piece of fiction using around 200 words. The piece doesn’t have to center around exactly what the photo is, it can be just used as a basis for a story. Thank you, Al!
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March 15, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Nice analogy of the storm with tempestuous relationships!
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March 16, 2016 at 12:58 pm
Thank you, Ali! “Tempestuous” ~ that’s a new word for me. 😀
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March 15, 2016 at 7:41 pm
Storms and relationships both destructive forces of nature. Nice touch to story 😀
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March 16, 2016 at 11:21 am
Sadly, true.. Thanks for taking the time to read Mark. 🙂
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March 16, 2016 at 7:08 pm
😀
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March 15, 2016 at 7:58 pm
Very poignant and full of emotion! Great story!
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March 16, 2016 at 11:22 am
Oh, thanks a lot PJ! 🙂
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March 15, 2016 at 8:10 pm
What a great way to link relationships and weather! Wonderfully done! 🙂
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March 16, 2016 at 11:24 am
Aww… thank you, Fun! Glad you enjoyed it. I was initailly thinking of a name for a storm when the idea struck me. 😀
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March 16, 2016 at 11:26 am
What name did you come out with? ☺️
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March 16, 2016 at 11:46 am
“Maria!” Haha but I felt bad attributing my name to something disastrous so I ended up picking a guy’s name- Alex. 😀 😀 😀
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March 16, 2016 at 12:29 pm
Hahaha! You are so funny! 😂😂😂
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March 16, 2016 at 7:29 pm
Hahaha. Imagine if a storm will be called “Fun”… would that be fun or not? XD
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March 16, 2016 at 8:22 pm
LOL! 😂😂😂 that would be so NOT fun!
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March 17, 2016 at 10:29 am
Definitely NOT fun even if you name it ‘FUN’… hahaha!
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March 16, 2016 at 1:15 am
Nicely written and a great comparison.
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March 16, 2016 at 11:31 am
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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March 16, 2016 at 4:36 am
Wonderful comparison between the storm and people. The girl whose realized her love isn’t infinite. And the comparison of humans to typhoons, and Alex being worst of all.
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March 16, 2016 at 11:43 am
Do you agree, Mandi? Maybe not all storms or people, managed to leave us in shambles but some really did leave us in wretched demise. *sigh*
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to read. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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March 16, 2016 at 11:53 am
Yes, I completely agree. For better or worse some people are ‘storms’ in our lives and we end up rebuilding. There is a country song maybe about 8 to 10 years old now buy a group called ‘ The Wreckers,’ it’s called ‘Leave The Pieces When You Go.’ Makes me think of this.
Great job, have a great day, for me, I’m going to sleep soon 🙂
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March 16, 2016 at 1:02 pm
True. And oh, it’s my first time hearing that song. It does reflect how someone could be a ‘storm’ in our lives, leaving us drowning in a mess. I especially love these lines…
You’re not sure that you love me
But you’re not sure enough to let me go.
Baby it ain’t fair ya know
To just keep me hangin’ round,
You say you don’t wanna hurt me,
Don’t wanna see my tears.
So why are you still standin’ here
Just watchin’ me drown?
Thanks for sharing, Mandi! 🙂
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March 16, 2016 at 1:08 pm
You’re welcome.
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March 16, 2016 at 7:32 pm
😉😉😉
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March 16, 2016 at 1:42 pm
Oh yeah. Relationships are like seasons, sometimes everything in full summer bloom, then comes the inevitable fall followed by the cold plagued winter. But, there is spring of hope. 🙂
Such a beautiful tale, Maria! I wish her good luck. 🙂
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March 16, 2016 at 7:38 pm
Oh thank you! You said it very well Rosema. I’ve always love that spring of hope. 🙂
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March 17, 2016 at 7:26 am
Some people definitely blow through your life like a storm, leaving wreckage in their wake. Great story. 🙂
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March 17, 2016 at 10:33 am
“Wreckage in their wake” ~ I love how you describe it. I completely agree, Louise. 🙂 Thank you!
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March 18, 2016 at 1:03 pm
Some people are a lot like typhoons…they make havoc of you life and then disappear, leaving you with devastation. She has her doubts about Alex. I hope she gets a clear understanding of what type of person he really is. Maybe she can spare herself of devastation. Wonderful story.
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March 19, 2016 at 11:18 am
I’m glad to hear that, Jessie. Maybe she will be spared or not. But soon she’ll realize that even typhoons don’t last so long. There will always be a rising sun. 🙂
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March 19, 2016 at 4:07 pm
A wonderful comparison between the extremes of weather and the turbulence of a relationship.
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March 21, 2016 at 3:19 pm
I like the association of the storms and people. Good story.
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