Partition
Photo prompt- © David Stewart
It was after fifty years that he
could visit the house where he had spent ten years of his childhood.
Partition of the country had let
loose an irreversible process. Millions of people had been rooted out of the land
where they had lived for generations.
Before migrating, his grandfather had
handed over the house to a friend, who accepted it like a cursed gift. But the grandfather
failed to grow roots in the new land and slowly withered away.
He was shocked to learn that the grandfather’s
friend had suffered a fatal heart attack the day his grandfather died.
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A post for Friday Fictioneers on a
picture prompt.
Word count 100
I have heard of things like that happening. Generally it's twins who die soon after one another. But I've heard it of friends as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alice
DeleteYes it would come as a shock to find the friend in the house had died on the same day. Partition of a country would have been very hard to bear.
ReplyDeleteThanks Irene
DeleteDear Arora,
ReplyDeleteThere was obviously a close bond between the grandfather and his friend despite the separation. A hard tale well told.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle
DeleteVery sad story, and could be told for so many places.
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by
Deleteoh ... tragic!
ReplyDeletevery well expressed Aroraji... reminded me of my husband's family moving from Lahore to Delhi in one day... :-( everything just changed... from riches to rags :-(
Thanks Archana for liking it
DeleteVery sad on two counts the partitioning and both men dying on the same day. Well told story.
ReplyDeleteThanks Russell
DeleteThis could have happened anywhere, thanks Mick for stopping by
ReplyDeleteCrisp & interesting!
ReplyDeletethanks Arasa for stopping by
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