Random/Drabble/Fiction
We Were Like Night and Day
A daily drabble challenge
Random word: Constellate
My favorite place to visit is the scenic Blue Hills Reservation. Sometimes, I like to sit by the pond and just soak in nature.
I observed two geese — mates by the looks of it — having a conversation.
Ideas started to constellate in my mind creating an imaginary dialogue:
She: (In a contemplative mood) “Will you miss me when I’m gone?”
He: “But you aren’t going anywhere!”
She: “Hypothetically speaking — 10 years from now — will you look back and remember us strolling on this beach?”
He: (Shrugs) “I don’t know.”
Him again: “I’m thinking of pizza for dinner. What about you?”
The random word triggered a memory of a past relationship in which my emotional, introspective nature contrasted with his pragmatic, present-focused and somewhat nonchalant approach to things that were important to me.
More from Yana
Don’t know what a drabble is? I didn’t until Nancy Oglesby explained it as follows: If you are unfamiliar with a Drabble, it is a self-contained fiction story of exactly 100 words.
Here is her latest word prompt.
