“We’ll meet by the beach,” he had promised, “I’ll carry a rose, you wear a scarf.”Delighted at the prospect of meeting her beloved atlast, Rosa could barely wait.
“When will we meet?” She had asked him umpteenth times, to which he always promised one day soon.
They had met online and fell in love. A world of 'words' had brought them closer, but they had still to meet in real.
And he had agreed today.
Rosa ran to the beach, wearing the scarf as instructed. Anxiously, she looked hoping to see someone carrying a rose – but he never came.
Copyright 2014 © Nandini Deka
sadness at the beach.. like a discarded shopping cart.
ReplyDeleteyup discarded :-(
DeleteAh, so MANY real-life tales like that. I have a soft spot for this type of story. Good work!
ReplyDeleteThanks :-)
DeleteAww. How disappointing. You build the story up for such a sad let down. Nicely done.
ReplyDeletethanks for reading... :-)
DeleteA well-written warning that internet romances often what they seem.
ReplyDeletejanet
thanks @janet...oh yes..internet romances can be quite tricky :-(
DeleteNandini, If he was that sort of person it was a good thing he didn't show up. She would have been wasting her time with him. Well-written story. : )
ReplyDeleteSusan
thank you :-)
DeleteDear Nandini,
ReplyDeleteI felt her disappointment and hurt. Nicely done.
shalom,
Rochelle
thanks for the prompt @Rochelle :-)
DeleteOh gods! That takes me back ot the pain of being stood up.
ReplyDeleteahhh :-(
DeletePoor Rosa, online love led to real life disappointment. Well at least she didn't give him her bank account details in an email. Or did she?
ReplyDeletewell...i hope not :o
DeleteNicely told story of disappointment
ReplyDeletethanks for reading @Alicia :-)
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