BROKE
“What took you long?”
“Finding you.”
In the bright darkness, we met each other finally. It seemed to me like we aged never. Fitting perfectly in each other, the twists and turns were smoothest this time.
“How did you find me?”
“So desired Richard’s will.”
“So you’ve been staying with Charles all these days?”
“He recently broke his leg.”
There was an awkward silence in the room for a few minutes. Then our conversation continued.
“I stayed with Richard most of the time. He treated me like his only possession. Unwilling to depart from me ever.”
“What then?”
“Cancer, they said.”
“Sorry.”
“Charles knew about me. He knew how possessive Richard was about me. He waited for him to die.”
“So he broke all ties and let him die?”
“He did. Charles broke Richard’s trust many a times before. Richard left Charles with nothing but me. From the moment Charles got his rights on me, he’s busy finding you. Sometimes I feel he thinks of you only. But then, he grabs me tight like no one ever did.”
“What did Richard have to say about me?”
“He mentioned you never in conversations open. He mentioned about you only in his will when he had options none.”
“What did he write in his will?”
“Charles can have me and that he must find you. There’s something precious in the things you hide. Ever since then we’ve been looking for you. We searched for you everywhere but who knew what’s in store?”
“But why would Charles want me so bad?”
“Richard’s treatment has left him bankrupt.”
“And he seeks for me to gather his fortune you mean?”
“I guess so.”
“Then we should have never met. I’ll disappoint the broken soul only.”
In the middle of our conversation, Charles broke in. He looked at us. A devilish smile on his face we saw. A smile filled with greed and hope. I had never seen Charles like that before. He pushed me and turned me forcefully. Pressing my head hard, his gentle nature escaped. I went round the other in the most comfortable manner. Silent we were. We were closer than ever. More close we wanted to come.
“What’s holding you?”
“Charles,” I replied.
The box unlocked. Charles opened it with expectations great. He found his childhood belongings in there. Richard had collected them all. It was like his hobby. But now, what about Charles? How could plain things like broken toys and records make him happy? With broken hopes he threw the box on the floor. I watched him silently as he broke it too.
I looked up at the table top. Lock was too open to be close. With an open head he could lock my words no more.
I uttered not a word. How could I? A little key I am and my companion an unlocked lock. I wonder why Richard called me the key to happiness.
By Payal Dutta
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You’re amazing writer. ❤ mind blowing. 😮
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Thank you so much for reading 💕💕🤗🤗
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I always seek to learn new things. ❤
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I always seek to read you 💕🤗
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Touching story 😀 @ Payal Dutta
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Thank you so much for reading 💖💖 glad you liked it 🌸
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Now dis is raw stuff Payal & u nailed it wid ur words 🙌
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Thank you thank you thank you thank you sooooo much 💕💕it means alottttt 💖💖🍫🍫
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Ahaaa..!!!!
Pleasure always for beautiful stuff mate
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🙈🙈🙈 thank you again for praising my works. It has been only a week or two for me here but you have always been so encouraging💕💕
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I’m glad to have u in my zone 🎀 mate
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Neither torrid nor frigid, it’s temperate out here. Warm cozy thank you.💕🤗
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Now dis is sweet 🤗☺️☺️
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Sweet…you mentioned sweet?
Sweets for you 🍬🍬🍬🍬🍬🍬
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Hahahaha lolz 😂
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Keep one for me at least 🙄🙈😝
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#nirantDontSharehisFood 😁😁
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Payal will sing smelly cat and her voice is enough to scare people 🙄😂
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Hawwwwwww 😮
Dis is scary
#nirantSharehisfood 😥
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I know right? Even Annabelle told the Nun 😂
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Lol 😂 what a eg
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Payal’s horror horrible example 😂
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Yeah that was really horrible !!
I got some hilarious dreams too last night 😜😥
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The seed of chucky 😂😂 Happy children’s day 😝
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Seed 😆😆
OMG…….I almost forgot that it’s 14 today……
Maybe I’ve become matured that’s y 😉😂
Happy Children’s Day to youuuuuuuu toooo Payal ☺️
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Very good story. 😊
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Thank you so much for reading me 💕💕 glad you liked it 🤗🤗 waiting for your posts too 🌸
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You’re welcome. I’ll see if I can write some more. 😉
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Yes yes yes yes you can. If I can read, you can write 😝
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Ok, deal. 😜
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Yipee 🙆
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Ha – brill.
Your prose takes twists I’d like to emulate.
Robert.
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Thank you so much 💖💖 I love twisted tales 💕
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I think I’m just about to invent a new genre: Corkscrew Tales. You in? 🙂
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Sounds interesting. What’s it about?
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A genre is a type of writing. This type is like twisted tales (as you said) but so twisted that it turns back on itself over and over again – like a corkscrew.
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Wow 💖💖 that’s interesting 💕💕 love this thought 🌸🌸 how modernist!💕
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Really? As old-fashioned as that? I was aiming for post-modernist at least. 😉
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I’m a big fan of Virginia Woolf. 💕💕 I wish I could steal her mind for a day at least. 😝
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Yeah. Her stuff is amazing. I read Mrs Dalloway, The Hours and To The Lighthouse a couple of months ago. If you’re a fan then you’ll be able to pick the odd one out and explain the link between the three. 😉
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The hours is the movie version of Mrs Dalloway, if I’m not wrong.
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Umm – not quite. The Hours is a book by Michael Cunningham in three strands: one which is based loosely on the events of Mrs Dalloway, the second on the life of Virginia Woolf and the third on the experiences of someone reading Mrs Dalloway. It was made into a movie. It won awards. Couldn’t stand it myself. 😉
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I didn’t watch the hours tbh. I just heard about it. To the lighthouse is about the Ramsay family during the world war times.
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True that. 🙂
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Such a cleaver wordsmith have us been bequeathed.
I’m looking forward to your next already… until then…
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🙈🙈🙈🙈 thank you so much 💕 that was too big a compliment from a poet like you. I’m glad you liked it. Such a poetic comment I’ve received never. Thank you again 🤗🤗
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Well never is now gone as having is now known. Until…
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Ahha 💕💕 until close is too close to close
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Even more intriguing is until.
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Not more than close 😝
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I yet know not so- I must accept conclusion you’ve reached until I’m learnt in close.
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Well wonderfully woven with words 💕💕
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I am not a story reader . But this one was class apart. So much personification. It can have different meaning to different people .
Can I interview you , before you become famous ???
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Hey 🤗 same pinch. Even I’m not a story reader.I love to read poetry.
You want to interview me? 🙈🙈
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Chat. Very curious to know you. I mean I think you write like a 30-40 year old. It’s unlikely for 20’s kid to accomplish
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I’m not 20. I’m 21 😝😝 I’m not old…40! Noooiieee 😭😭 I still prefer ludo to chess 😝
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I was talking about level of maturity btw. And curiousity to chat is there. Exploring you would be an adventure. Of course if you will.
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Amd I realise you won’t talk with me 😔😒.
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My contact details are given
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😝😝😝Okay
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And I pinged you.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you so much 💕💕 happy children’s day 🍫🍫
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Happy Children’s Day to you too! 🙂
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🍫🍫🍫🍬🍬🍬 chocolates?
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Still figuring out how to use emoticons 🙂
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Maybe you are using the desktop version that’s why you can’t use emoticons
No problem. Keep collecting chocolates 🍫🍫
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good one
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Thank you so much 💕💕
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Very impressive stuff, thoroughly enjoyed reading this one!
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Thank you so much 💕 I’m so glad you liked it and happy children’s day 🍫🍫
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Happy children’s day to you Payal. Thanks for the chocolates. 🍭🍭 for you! 😊
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Thank you so much 💕💕🤗🤗
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I am just waiting for your next post😘
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🙈🙈🙈*blush blush* thank you so much 💕💕🍫 🍫
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Nice
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you are very talented ! looking forward to ur next post 😉
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Thank you so much 💕💕 glad you liked it and I’m waiting for your next post too 🤗🤗
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Wow! That’s a heart touching story❤ BEAUTIFUL!!!
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Thank you so much 💕💕 glad my words could touch you 🍫🍫
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Short but captivating. I’m glad I got to read your writing for the first time! Also, thank you for the like on my Aural Autumn blog post! I appreciate your readership very much 😊
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I loved the music you shared… Enchanted in particular 🌸💕 the write-up was equally good
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I’m glad the music I share can uplift others like yourself ❤️
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Welcome 🤗🤗
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Very well written
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Thank you so much for reading me 💕
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Beautifully written
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Thank you so much for reading 🤗🤗
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Pleasure✨
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Reblogged this on Whispers of a poet's heart.
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Reinvigorating the previous comments, great work 🙂 keep it up
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Thank you so much for reading me 💕💕 filled with strength now 🤗
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And never doubt your strength, you have it in your words and how you masterfully paint with them 🙂
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I see poetry within you Have you written any verse Your words bring about feeling
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Thank you so much 💕💕 glad you liked it 🤗 I prefer writing short stories to poetry. But yes, when it comes to reading, I love poetry more
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Amazing…it was truly engrossing..
You are an awesome writer 🙂
Keep up the good work…
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Thank you so much for reading me 💕💕 hope to read you more 🤗 have a good day
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Yeah it was indeed a lovely piece of writing.. 🙂
Thanks and hope to read more and know more about your writings too..
Take care and have a great day ahead.. 🙂
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Have a great day too 💕💕🍫🍫
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You have a unique way of presenting things – just disclosing the right amount at the right time. Read through few of your posts and they intrigued me. Keep writing 🙂
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I posted few 🙈🙈 thank you so much for your appreciation 💖💖 waiting to read you too 🌸 have a great day 💕🤗
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Reblogged this on Success Inspirers' World and commented:
This is wonderful. Love it. Bravo!
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Thank you so much 💖💖 glad to know you liked it. Waiting to read you more 🤗 thank you so much for the reblog 🍫🍫
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My pleasure, dear friend.
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🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Yes, indeed, everyone is my friend or so I wish. It doesn’t matter how far away we are, whether we ever meet or not, I consider you my friend.
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Yipee I made a new friend today. This was better than gaining a follower 💕💕
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Yes! I try to make all my followers my friends and try to be a friend to those I follow. Ours should be a love world where we love everybody we meet. That is my dream world.
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I love this concept 💖💖
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Thanks!
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nice post payal
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Thank you so much for reading me 💕 💕 chocolates 🍫🍫🤗🤗
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Fantastic!😋😋😋😋
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Thank you so much 💖💖 chocolates for stopping by 🍫🍫
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Cute!!! I’ll read more next time! 🍭🍭lollipop?😜
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All kinds of sweets and chocolates will do for me 🙈🙈 I love them all 💕💕🍬🍬
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How about a story about chocolates and perhaps a log? Hahha! 🤗
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Well that’s challenging. 😝😝 Okay I’ll write a story on chocolates and dedicate it to you 🍫🍫💖💖
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That’s sweet!👍🏽 i’ll use 🍫in a title and, do the same. 🍻? What kind, 🍰, 🍩 or🍦? Well, any!🤣
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Well I’ll name my story chocolate 🍫🍫💝 any will do 🤗🤗
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