Burning
Quietly
Taxi
Next morning, her husband finds her thus sleeping peacefully with almost a child like expression. Without reacting, he turns and talks to someone on his cell phone.
“It can’t go on like this much longer. I will bring her today,” he says and calls for a taxi.
He gets ready, wakes her up, and looks with grimace at the bundle on her chest. Gently lifting it, he puts it on the cradle. Holding her close, he says, “It is time to let go, my love. Today onwards, we will both undergo counselling until you get better. Our son has been dead for four years and we both need to deal with it.”
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It is a true account. She recovered and has two children now.
25 comments:
oh my,, how heartbreaking for her,, for both of them.. thank goodness she has overcome and moved on... poor girl....
In a sense, a very sad story, but also a story of love. Beautiful!
Your story is so moving. I can really feel for both the wife and her husband. I don't have kids but I can relate to the quiet despair of having lost one because of your words. Thank you. :)
I's sad and heart-breaking. You have express the emotions of loss just right.
Oh Gautami, that is a heartbreaking tale of the power of grief. I am glad she was able to recover and move forward.
Rose
xo
it is quite sad - but hopeful too. you did good.
the title
the story
the triumph
a moving piece, g
/t.
Interesting we both wrote about babies today.
Very moving.
I can feel all of the grief and the hope from this piece. Well done!
Beautifully done... and so true. I've seen women that cannot let go, cannot allow themselves to see what is in front of them, when I was still practicing medicine.
Your eyes see, your heart feels, and the words relate.
Gautami, I am grateful you told us the ultimate outcome, because I was pulled into her grief because you told it so simply. I was torn between feeling her pain and the separate double pain of her husband. You rescued me from my empathy in time.
I'm looking beyond that and into the story itself. This has the makings of a wonderful story, or a powerful essay. Either way, it has the potential to be a comforting, and inspirational, piece for others out there in similar situations.
What a moving piece. Bravo.
Oh my gosh...this is so incredibly heartbreaking. Grief can be so consuming, and I'm glad this woman was finally able to break free from it and start healing.
Amazingly written...so true its heartbreaking
Interesting. It ended up where I didn't expect it to. Sad, but nicely put together
Grief is powerful. Love can be more powerful. Glad that she had somebody to love her, and help her--four years, really?
The writing was beautiful
I wasn't expecting that ending. Well done.
I didn't expect the ending--that's powerful--losing a child is the worst thing one can experience and even after having other wonderful children, you often think back
Your piece pulls at the heartstrings. Beautifully written though. When I read that it was a true story I was pleased to see that they got the help they needed in the end and rose above the pain to have other children. I have one child in high school and couldn't imagine my life without her.
Thanks for sharing this piece.
I also wanted to say thank you for your comments on my piece. I can't wait to apply your suggestion.
Mj
Thanks for your comments. It is not easy dealing with a loss of a child. Some people cannot cope. She too couldn't. She was ok....well seemed ok, in the day time but come night..she broke down. The doctor had advised more kids but she was not interested at that time. Her husband supported her.
But there had to be a turning point. So they went and saw psychiatrist and after many long sessions, she recovered. Though she has two kids now she still remembers her first born. Normal, I would say.
We never stop her from talking about him.
And yes, she would never have done it without her husband'slove and support.
Wow, that was a very moving piece of writing, and sk beautifully told. I am glad she has recovered, as much as you from such a tragedy.
I was thinking what a nice tale of a parent's love for their child, and then, wow.
Well structured. Powerful and moving.
I knew a lady who dealt with the loss of a young child, and this all reads very much like how I remember her.
Wow. That was well written. (I only write the short and sweet ones on Bone's blog because it takes me forever to compose anything longer that is worth reading). :o)
It is a very strong piece. I don't know how difficult it is to lose a child but I know how it is to lose someone you love. It is heartbreaking and sometimes it's so difficult to bounce back. Very well done!
This is heartbreaking, but you did a great job with it. I should have been able to guess the end, but didn't. I was blind-sided.
wow this was so sad!!! Im glad that she is better now!!!! :)
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