Microdosing Fiction - 100mg of VOWS
Write 100words based on the word: VOWS
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Our prompt for today is VOWS
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The mists swirled between the headstones as ghostly figures danced in them. At first, they were just silhouettes, barely more than a wisp of turquoise glow. But as the mists embraced them, their features began to show.
As their faces emerged, surprise flickered across their ethereal forms.
“James?”
“Mia!”
“Oh my god! I spent decades looking for you!”
A translucent tear rolled over Mia’s cheek. “Were you?”
“Yes! We promised!” he said, holding her hands.
“The vows said ‘till death do us part,’” she whispered.
“Yeah, well… I would like to extend the conditions.”
A cup of coffee makes the Dealer’s creative juices running!
My recent separation still stung, but I pushed away my envy, and congratulated my grandparents on their anniversary.
"Sixty years! Man, that's amazing! How do you do it?"
Grandpa took me aside. "Kid, the stuff about better or worse, richer or poorer, sickness and health, loving and cherishing, that's the easy part. Remember to love her through anger and forgiveness, sadness and happiness, to insanity and beyond. Life changes, but the love's always there. The biggest part of the vows: It's never too late to apologize."
As he returned to Grandma, I pulled out my phone to call my wife.
Tobias stood in the front of the packed church. Resplendent in his rented tuxedo. Coiffed and manicured for the big day. Filled with abounding joy. So many friends and family gathered together. Saw his parents softly weeping in the front row. A cloudless day. He’d been paired with a beautiful woman. Looked forward to an amazing party. He’d been to a lot of weddings but never as a part of one. He looked down the row past the other ushers to the beaming bride and his brother the groom. He vowed he would never be caught dead in that position.