I stand at the subway gates. Her train is late. That has me worried. She is a creature of habit, always visiting the subway at the same time every day. What if she decides not to come at all because of the delay? Could I live through the eighty-six thousand seconds that pass between today and tomorrow?
When I first met her, it was in the same spot when I was called to duty by a church minister to get rid of the riffraff that riddled the enclosed space. I was one of the best guardian angels, killing all the specters at the breath of my sword. But, then, she stepped down from the midnight train, her melancholy eyes drawing me in. She walked towards the subway gate…towards me…and the world around me melted into an array of colours and nothingness.
I think the minister shouted to get rid of her but how could I?!
He called her as the most dangerous one but I couldn’t see why.
I think he sighed, “Not this one too,” but couldn’t care less.
Since then, for Almighty-knows-how-many years, I stand rooted in the same spot waiting for her to step down from the midnight train and walk towards the subway gates–towards me–like the hundreds of other specters before and after me.
(Author’s note: I saw this picture on Unsplash by Andrew Ling and it spoke to me. All I wrote is what the picture breathed into my ears.)
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a brilliant write ! I did not know where this was going —
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Thank you, John! 🙂 The picture whispered the story in my eyes… 🙂
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That’s brilliant! A great write!
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Thanks, Vinny! 🙂
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I think you brought a powerful tale from out of that photo, Shaily. I like photo-prompt stories and have used many on my blog. I will send you a photo to make a story from. :)
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Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks a lot, Pete! Those are my favourite kind of stories!
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Yeah, got it now.
you write really good. Keep writing Shaily!
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Thanks a ton! Please keep those questions coming 🙂
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Interesting. Need to know more!
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Now, I might look stupid and dumb asking this..but from whose perspective have u written it? And who’s/what’s the “minister”
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Hey Sanu, Good question. I should have clarified but assumed that people would know. 🙂 In Christianity, a minister is a person authorised by a church or other religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community.
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Mistake rectified now. 🙂 Thanks for the feedback, Sanu. If you get a chance to go through my other pieces and find anything vague, please let me know 🙂
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