The Lie

andibol1010
Author: andibol1010
Word Count: 149
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The Lie

my birthday two years ago

“Honey?” Her dark figure filled my doorframe.
I rolled over to face the wall, my eyes shut again.
“Honey, I’m so sorry. You’ll understand one day. I had to leave.”
She had never called, never let me know she was okay, or that she missed me. She had just left. Yes, I was angry with her. Yes, I hated her right then. Yes, I missed her desperately.
“I miss you.” Her voice broke.
I squeezed my eyes more tightly shut, letting the tears come, but not allowing myself to sob or shake. I wanted to go to her, let her hold me like a child.
I needed to make her leave. I couldn’t take any more. “I hate you.” The lie I knew would hurt her.
I could hear her pain thickly coating her voice. “Happy birthday sweetie. I love you.”
Then she left again.

  • jennielove

    jennielove

    wow… this is so sad, but i think the best writings are sad: there’s more emotion and people can easily relate to pain.
    well written.. maybe you should try writing short stories?

  • andibol1010 replied

    haha thank you. i’ve tried to write short stories, but i have such a hard time coming up with plots that arent cliches and tired.

  • jennielove

    jennielove

    hmmm just read up on some short stories.. original ones.. like john cheever.. haha
    and just.. start out with cliches anything to get your mind going
    once you think of one thing thats your own and isnt overdone, work with it and more ideas will come
    pay attention to the small things that most people dont notice.. i just finished reading this book in my english class “the things they carried”... pick it up and read it and you’ll understand about the small things haha

  • Cassidy JK (Ra Or Emraeh)

    Cassidy JK (Ra...

    This is really intense. I might even feel it more than it’s supposed to be felt. Excellent writing. Looks to me as though your block has subsided.

  • rubyjo

    rubyjo

    oh wow. a lot of emotional angst in this write, you conveyed it well.

  • skinnyman

    skinnyman

    Well written, well done.

  • lazydaze

    lazydaze

    great work!!

  • jim marshal

    jim marshal

    Honest, and brutal. Well written.

  • Kristin  Reynolds

    Kristin Reynolds

    oh, this one really really hurts. wow. ouch.
    well written, sad truth.

  • Pooh

    Pooh

    Simple and honest and the truth, dammed good

  • andibol1010

    andibol1010

    thank you all so much!

  • skins266

    skins266 28 days ago

    this is so true, so many times we never get the answer or anything…and all we have to hole onto is these seemingly empty sentences, thanks for sharing…I like this alot!

  • BikerAngie

    BikerAngie 25 days ago

    WONDERFULLY WRITTEN

  • Misunderstood24

    Misunderstood24 8 days ago

    Job well done…keep up the work. While it is saddening…it’s real. Well done =)

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