As Joe fought to catch his breath, the strikingly beautiful lady at the door announced her name, "Hi, I'm Lydia," her dark brown eyes danced. "I'm so sorry, it looks like I have caught you off guard. Clearly, I am early, but I didn't want to miss the showing. I need a place right away …
Tag: Loss
Tea for Two?
As Maria and Caterina passed by David's house, another comfortable silence fell over the two childhood friends and the grey Volkswagen. Seeing the blue house and white picket fence brought back so many wonderful memories, mostly of times that were so much more simple and innocent. Maria now understood why her mom cautioned that life …
Expect the Unexpected
The living room soon contained box upon box stacked in a neat pile. The sense of comfort and hominess that the room once brought Joe (and his family) was lessening with each passing minute. The realtor mentioned that someone was coming by to look at the place some time later that morning. It would …
The Familiar Winding Road
Maria recognized the retro-style Volkswagen immediately, as she gathered up her suitcases and headed straight for it. Caterina had been her best friend since childhood and even though they didn't see each other often over the past few years, the time in between was irrelevant. They were always able to pick up right where they …
The Little White House
Joe folded Maria's letter and placed it in the top drawer of their night stand. Hmm... no longer 'theirs', I guess. He knew it was coming. He felt it too even though he didn't want to admit it to himself. Life for the two of them had become stagnant after the girls' death; at times, …
“My Dearest Husband Joe…”
It's been almost a year since... well, you know. I can't do it anymore. I tried. Every thing in this house reminds me of them, including you. You have their eyes, their beautiful brown sparkly eyes. Every single time I look at you, I see them and I relive that horrible, God-awful moment in which …
Missing You on Father’s Day
How can I celebrate when you are not here? How will I get through this 'special' calendar day? Others are laughing and smiling whilst spending the day together, Meanwhile, you and I are apart, and it just isn't right. I look at our pictures and I think of your face, My memory of it, …
Know thy Neighbour?
I pass by her place almost every day. I can tell that something hasn't been right for awhile now. Both my husband and I have commented so. Being that we don't know her personally, it's been difficult to guess exactly what has happened, but we don't see her red truck anymore and her black dog …
Rosie and Lilly’s Story
Rosie started pedalling first and Lilly soon caught up. Their silver-tasseled handlebars twinkled in the sunlight, as they gained speed down the tree-lined lane. The pair were off to their best friend's house, one block over. It was Jeannie's tenth birthday party. They had been looking forward to it all week. It was going …
Joe’s Story
The sunshine peeked in through the curtain, as Joe fleetingly opened his eyes. He sensed that it was still the early morning, so he glanced over to see if Maria was asleep, but the covers were folded over. It wasn't unusual for her to be up before him, so he lie awake for a while …
