Steemit Engagement Challenge Week 02: Create your original story | By the Shores of Dark River

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She sits there at the bank of the river tossing stones in it. Each memory tied to a stone drowning, fading away.

She starts thinking the first night they met at this bank and made it their happy place forever. How she nearly died inside when he held her hands. She remembered his voice clearly, smooth like butter, that untangles something inside of you. The silences they shared when they had nothing to say. The single earphones they'd share. The single coffee with two straws. The rings they exchanged. The laugh that still echoes in her ears. The future they saw together. How he'd make her laugh and annoy her like a kid. The way he'd look in her eyes and tell how much he loved her.

All the sunsets they'd spent at the river. The sun sinking in the clouds and the moon coming out. The star gazing they did together. He would point the stars with her fingers and she would blush like a kid every time he touched her.

She remembered his deep eyes. Pleasant smile. A smile that makes you forget all your problems. His ruffled hair. The chain she gifted him, which he wore in his neck always. His hands which felt just like her own

The cold breeze touched her when she realized she was sobbing. She wished they had stayed a little longer. She wished she had told him she loves him often. She wished he was here with her. She wished they had a little more time. She wished the future they dreamed of was real. The promises they made were true. But all ended way too soon. And she sits there at the bank of the river tossing stones while he rests under the earth, their hearts too close yet their worlds too far.

So she comes here every day, sits by the lake, and tries to feel the same way she had while he was with her.

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I invite @tucsond and @hamzaali01 to participate in this contest

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regards,
@abdu.navi03