Monday 2 June 2014

Opening the door........




He had left for work.

The clock told her that she still had an hour, before her little one woke up.

All those moments of physical and emotional abuse swam before her eyes.

She wanted to cry out the frustration of her embittered heart.

Yearning for solitude, she looked at the door, that promised her some freedom.

She checked the time.  Very little time to act.

Meticulously, she gathered what she needed, and  opened the door.

Here was the place where she could wash away her sorrows.





Sighing , she turned on the shower for the pampering stream of hot water.

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18 comments:

  1. sad, but i wish she stands up against the abuse and heals her mental pain...and not just her physical pain....

    nice write up!!

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  2. Sometimes a simple shower can bring such solace to a hurting heart. Hope she finds some solace elsewhere too, and courage to stand up against the abuse.

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    1. Yes, I hope she does, too ! Thanks, Beloo :)

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  3. You have packed so much emotion in such a tiny story.I wish the shower drains the sorrow as much as dirt.

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    1. Sometimes the shower does wonders, Sir. Thanks a lot !!

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  4. hehehehehe....itss interesting how a good shower can really take the stress and tensions off...

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    1. Yes, it is so much of a catharsis, thanks babe :)

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  5. My heart goes out to her. One must create her own temporary escape mechanism

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    1. You nailed it when you said escape mechanism. True. I was sure you'd see the inner meaning.
      Thanks and hugsss, dear !

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  6. Oh so very tragic. How terrible it must be for her to feel that way!

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    1. Yes, indeed :( Tragic :(
      Thanks a lot, Shailaja !

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  7. OH.. I had a different thing in my mind till I read the last line .. I was saying OH NO..
    sad .. but then i think we all need a Release place of our own where we can be WE ..

    Bikram

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    1. Yes, we all feel this need to escape !! Thanks B :)

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  8. Thats Sreeja special post. The last line with an amazing twist. Yeah, bathroom is the place to wash away sorrows for many !!

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  9. This is the story of many people's lives. They are in terrible situations, but for some reason they cannot walk away. Then, they have to find some way of temporary release.

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