The swell entering the church began to die down and yet I still hung on the edges. I didn’t need to sit down to feel the watershed of disbelief which overwhelmed me even now, months after she passed. We were going to grow old together, sitting on a beach somewhere or maybe in the mountains. Reading and writing. Playing.
Maybe she is waiting for me now.
A Writer's Life 
Heart wrenching. Beautiful. all in one! Great take on the shock of grief. I think we are all feeling that as Covid continues to rage… now through our babies – our hope for the future- … and yet, people still refuse the vaccine and/or a simple mask. It baffles the mind as I bury yet another family lost this way…. sigh….
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So sad.
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Tragic.
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A succint description of grief.
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Poignant. Life (and death) does have a way of ignoring our plans
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Dear Athling,
Poignant picture of grief. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Athling,
Powerful opening line. Death is particularly hard to take when it’s so unexpected.
pax,
dora
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My heart was saddened then lifted. Well done.
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Sometimes the faith we’ll meet again is all we have…
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How succinctly you captured grief, loss and disbelief.
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She is waiting . . . on a heavenly bench in some park in the clouds.
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Beautifully done in so few words. I like to think she is.
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So sad. Good thing he finds solace in his faith.
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A good description of grief in so few words.
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Short but very touching with such sweet sadness. Well written.
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I imagine it’s easy to disbelieve when someone you love is cruelly snatched from you. Is she waiting, is she not?
Here’s mine!
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You painted well a picture of grief yet with hope. Nicely done!
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The shock will get you past the church. The hope of her waiting will comfort for a many days.
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‘Disbelief’. Good use of ambiguity; is it disbelief that she has passed or loss of faith? We don’t need to know, and the different possibilities make for a richer story. Likewise, ‘Maybe she is waiting for me now.’ This could be hopeful or despairing, a prelude to thoughts of suicide. Again, it makes the story so much stronger. Great technique for flash fiction!
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