Written for Friday Fictioneers. Friday Fictioneers is a Flash fiction community curated by the wonderful Rochelle Wisoff. You can read and add yours by clicking the link provided at the end of this post. In response to the photo prompt by Fatima Fakier Deria here’s…
Seashells
He was an only child. The astrologer warned the parents to keep him away from water.
“It’ll be his death.”
He grew up a terrestrial animal with an irrational fear of water. Yet he dreamed of a vast blue.
He found a pearly conch in a forgotten corner. That night he listened to its melancholic song, echo of a lost sea. Suddenly he felt an ache for the distant beaches. So he ran away.
For a long time he wandered alone and not alone before arriving on the shores of his dream-sea. And he walked into the waves embrace finally.
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A dreamlike enchanting tale. Well done.
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Thanks
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Dear Tamal,
Did you perchance draw the seashell? Lovely story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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No I found it on the shores of interwebs. 🙂
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You cannot fight destiny
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May be. May be not , who knows? Thanks for reading.
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That was indeed a lovely story…
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Thanks for reading 🙂
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A very nice story!
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Thanks for reading
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Welcome
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I saw the ending as a sad one, he couldn’t escape his fate, but at least he could follow his dream. Very dreamlike story, as Iain said.
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🙂 Thanks for reading
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Hauntingly sad.
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Thanks for reading.
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The warning spawned a death-wish. Very interesting!!! But a beatific way to die, I guess.
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🙂
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Loved your story. He embraced his fear but died happily I guess.
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May be or may be not, thanks for reading 🙂
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It’s almost a relief when he finally fulfills his own destiny.
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Yea 🙂
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A delightfully whimsical tale.
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Thank you for reading.
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Oh this is like one of those fairytales where you cannot avoid your destiny.
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Yea, it seems so.
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I saw the ending as bittersweet… he followed his dream even though it became his demise. Beautiful story.
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Thank you for reading. 🙂
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This had such a magical feel to it. Life takes you where it must. Nicely written Tamal.
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Thanks 🙂
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This is amazing. The emotions are described so well!
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Thanks for reading. 🙂
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Pleasure!
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Love the style of this story – elusive, like water itself.
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Thanks for reading.
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