Tuesday, 10 March 2015

The Final Call

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She failed to understand the unexpected shift in her parents’ priorities after having nurtured her dreams, fuelled her ambitions and prided in her achievements all these years. With the wedding fast approaching, everyone including her future in-laws seemed to be coaxing her to be more forgiving and less adamant about pursuing her career as they thought it was only through compromise that a marriage could last forever.

She recalled that just a few weeks back during the bride seeing ceremony, everyone seemed to be impressed with her qualifications, her talents and the well-deserved promotion she was offered at work. Wasn't it hypocritical that people wanted brides to be highly educated and knowledgeable yet homely, willing to replace her dreams with someone else’s? “I won’t let anything spoil my dreams” she thought as she picked up the phone to make that final call which she knew would change her life for the better.


P.S: I'm on top of the world now, having written my first guest post for Shanx who blogs at Embark With My Thoughts. You can read my blogging journey here.

This piece of Five Sentence Fiction was penned for the topic Spoiled at Lillie McFerrin Writes
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17 comments:

  1. Aathira10 March 2015 at 12:26

    I hope she chose the right decision there. It's not worth spending the rest of your life in a family where you are not accepted for who you are. Good one, Vidya!

    And Congrats on the guest post! It was on Shanx's blog that I did ,y first post too :)

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    1. Unknown11 March 2015 at 09:31

      Thanks Aathira. Yes, better safe than sorry. Good that she found out soon.

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  2. Aathira10 March 2015 at 12:26

    *my

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  3. Anshul10 March 2015 at 14:15

    Yes, I am sure that the girl took the right decision but, she could have discussed it with the "seeing boy" and sought his opinion before making the call. :-)

    Happy to learn that you wrote the guest post for Shanx. Very Happy for you, Vidya and wish you All the Very Best. :-)

    Anshul Sukhwal
    Destination Wedding Photographer in India

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    1. Unknown11 March 2015 at 09:33

      Thanks Anshul :) Sometimes, even if the boy is forward-thinking, he may struggle to stand up against his own family.

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  4. Penelope Potty Snooper10 March 2015 at 15:00

    Good for your heroine. Better to be happy than compromised.

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  5. Francene Stanley10 March 2015 at 15:46

    Your short story made an excellent point and left the reader to consider what the heroine chose to do. Great post.

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  6. Maniparna11 March 2015 at 00:52

    I think she is absolutely right. Every human being has the right to live her/his life independently.

    P.S. Congrats on your first guest post on Shashank's blog :-)

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    1. Unknown11 March 2015 at 09:34

      Thank you :) Yes, if she chooses to pursue her career, then there is no reason why some one else should say no to it.

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  7. bookworm11 March 2015 at 03:52

    Such excellent development in so few sentences. This was a gem of a story. I think she made the right call. Alana

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    1. Unknown11 March 2015 at 09:35

      Thank you Alana :) I'm glad you think so.

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  8. Indywrites11 March 2015 at 11:40

    Congrats for your post and a wise decision the girl took. Well expressed.

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  9. Locomente11 March 2015 at 12:01

    Quite a brave decision I say!
    And congrats for the guest post!

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  10. Shail11 March 2015 at 12:46

    The best decision and a story well woven.

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  11. Tina Basu12 March 2015 at 15:34

    Well written Vidya

    Tina from The Sunny Side of Life

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