Thursday 20 August 2015

A Stray Shot

‘What do you say? Is this a decent place? Can we choose to settle here?’
‘Do we have a better alternative? At least here they have no time to think of us.’
‘Time is one thing they have in plenty.’
‘They are busy hunting and killing one another, and they are at it for generations.  Of course we have to remain wary of stray bullets and bombs.’
‘It’s surprising that they have learnt nothing over the centuries.’
‘Perhaps it’s God’s way of punishing the depraved souls.’
‘But let us not talk about these stupid creatures for, in spite of them, we are going to have beautiful time together.’
‘Yes, our love will overcome all hardships that we have to suffer and for no fault of ours.’  
‘But why do they think that we are symbols of love and peace?’
‘Because we truly are,’ said she-dove and her love made her mate feel proud and happy.
He looked into her eyes; eyes that were brimming with love when, to his horror, a stray shot killed her.
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8 comments:

  1. Ooooh. Excellent story. That ending is sad and at the same time, awesome. If I may make a suggestion though. Put a couple of commas in the last paragraph.

    He looked into her eyes; eyes that were brimming with love when, to his horror, a stray shot killed.

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    1. thanks Al for stopping by. the commas are in place now, grateful for the suggestions and please do keeping encouraging with frequent stop overs.

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  2. OMG! That gave me goose bumps Aroraji... beautifully penned...

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    1. great Archana that you liked it, thanks for stopping by

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  3. Ohhh no! The ending is so sad! :cry: Great story!

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