Thursday 15 January 2015

The World Within My Blanket

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“Shhhhhh…..give me your hand and haul yourself into my world quietly. It is a tender, delicate world in here, under the cosy comfort of my blanket. It is a magical world that you will soon find is too good to be true. I love making new friends, and I’m glad tonight it is you. Come into my world beneath the warm folds of my star studded blanket. A world I have created just to invite friends over and share my fascinating tales. I love telling stories. Be my guest tonight and allow yourself to be enchanted by the beauty of my world.

I am like any ordinary 10 year old girl you can imagine. I live with my parents and little brother in a wonderful house by the brook.  My parents think I’m a kid but I think I’m quite grown up; at least enough to understand all that happens around me. Under the starry blanket, the sky of my world, I live a happy life with a loving family and many friends.

My parents, you know are the best in the world. My classmate Liz says they look beautiful and warm. My brother and I mean the world to them. Both of them are doctors, the kind who speak to people about their problems and try to fix them. I thought only God could do that, from above the twinkling stars. Don’t you think that’s a cool thing to do? No matter how busy they are, they spend a lot of time with us. A lot. We often go on picnics, to the movies, the circus and once in a year we go by plane to a faraway place. We play together, have fun, invite my friends over, cuddle up and read books, go fishing and do so many things together.

My dad and mom I think are the best of friends. Sometimes I feel they are in love! Like the older kids in my school. They hold hands and talk a lot. But what makes my friends jealous is that they never yell at each other or go mad at me. I can tell them my fears and even share some secrets. They listen. They would do anything to keep me happy, I’m sure. Dear friend in my blanket, don’t you think they’re awesome? Hold my hand and tell me you’d love to have a family as great as mine. I really hope you do."

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Outside, I hear the click of a door. I poke my head out. Dad is home. I strain my ears to catch the tiniest of whispers. But I don’t have to. The familiar yells, clattering of china, a few sobs, menacing threats and a flow of words I had been asked never to mouth, pulled me out of my blanket sewn with stars. The world outside my world was so different. Which one is real? I don’t want to know. I disappear into the reassuring warmth of my blanket and pull it tightly around me. It is such a beautiful world in here.

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12 comments:

  1. hello again, we seem to be working the same shift here again tonight. It is great to read your stories. Each one is so different from the others yet they all get my heart yelling to my brain, "WHAT ABOUT THIS?" Blog on . . .

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  2. Thank you for visiting :) I'm a little rusty as far as fiction is concerned, have to work harder!!

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  3. Nice job on this story, Vidya! This may be fiction, but it leans toward realistic fiction as it conveys something real that as humans, we deal with what we feel is comforting, but there's a world out there that is far from that. Thanks for the share.

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    1. Thank you Aletha :) yes, we pull together things that comfort us and make a world of our own during distressing times.

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  4. Hello Vidya- I loved your story. This is why :
    1) You have a very readable writing style
    2) Your posts always make me want to read more.

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    1. Thank you Sophie, I try my best to keep it simple. It feels nice when someone tells you what exactly they like about the write up :)

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  5. Wow! Brilliant write there, Vidya!!

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  6. A nice work of fiction with realistic touch... liked it :-)

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  7. I loved this story so much - especially the first and last paragraphs. The first paragraph really pulled me in and the last paragraph was something I should have seen coming but never did. I've shared this on my blog's Facebook fan page. Alana

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    1. Thanks a ton Alana for the comment and the share :)

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