This is something I wrote when I was trying out creative-writing-now.com's "30 days of inspiration".
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"I really wish you were you here, mom!"
As I stood by my mother's tombstone, every last memory of hers came rushing back to me. I was 6 when she died. I don't remember a lot about her and my dad prefers to stay quite.
I turned around to leave when I saw something that was to remain with me for the rest of my life.
"David?" He turned towards me.
David was a great friend of mine. He lived next door and we practically grew up together. Yet, I never knew he had lost someone.
"Oh." was all he could manage.
"What-?" I didn't know what to ask! How can you just someone why they were in a cemetery!
He smiled at my shoes. "I thought you came here only Wednesdays and Saturdays."
"It's her birth anniversary."
He nodded.
"Is there something you'd like to tell me?" As far as I know, he always told me everything. It would be shocking to anyone who knows us that he was here and I didn't know why.
He didn't speak for a while. Then, he looked at my face and started, "You know my mother's husband? He's not my dad!" WHAT? "My dad is there." He pointed at the tombstone he was in front of.
"How long have you known this?"
"Not a lot. My mom doesn't know that I know... Let's just leave."
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We didn't talk until we reached his car. I tapped on his shoulder when he was about to get in.
"I know it's easy to say but, it'll be okay." I took his hand. And he looked at me the way he never had. My heart was beating like a drum and there was a collection of butterflies in my stomach.
He leaned in towards me and I had my very first kiss.
As I stood by my mother's tombstone, every last memory of hers came rushing back to me. I was 6 when she died. I don't remember a lot about her and my dad prefers to stay quite.
I turned around to leave when I saw something that was to remain with me for the rest of my life.
"David?" He turned towards me.
David was a great friend of mine. He lived next door and we practically grew up together. Yet, I never knew he had lost someone.
"Oh." was all he could manage.
"What-?" I didn't know what to ask! How can you just someone why they were in a cemetery!
He smiled at my shoes. "I thought you came here only Wednesdays and Saturdays."
"It's her birth anniversary."
He nodded.
"Is there something you'd like to tell me?" As far as I know, he always told me everything. It would be shocking to anyone who knows us that he was here and I didn't know why.
He didn't speak for a while. Then, he looked at my face and started, "You know my mother's husband? He's not my dad!" WHAT? "My dad is there." He pointed at the tombstone he was in front of.
"How long have you known this?"
"Not a lot. My mom doesn't know that I know... Let's just leave."
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We didn't talk until we reached his car. I tapped on his shoulder when he was about to get in.
"I know it's easy to say but, it'll be okay." I took his hand. And he looked at me the way he never had. My heart was beating like a drum and there was a collection of butterflies in my stomach.
He leaned in towards me and I had my very first kiss.
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