In An Instant

How life can change oh so quickly

I sat quietly watching her. She drank coffee whilst flicking through a gossipy magazine, pausing briefly every now and again to read a few lines or study a photo. I smiled to myself remembering our meeting, the pair of us worse for wear, booze, in a crowded Tenerife bar. We pretty much spent the whole of the next week together, drinking, laughing, loving.
When back in the UK 400 miles separated us , Scotland her home, England mine. As promised, a letter, the first of many written by, lay waiting on her return from holiday (she had stayed on for an extra week ). I told her over and over how much I loved her, missed her, needed her, and that one day we would be married. That was June 1991.
October 1991 she moved down to be at my side. We married in October 1993.
Our daughter was born in November 2000, her mother's double. Beautiful, funny, clever, a most warm, generous human being, the Apple, orchard of my eye. Life has been nothing but great....25years of bliss.

" Have you any regrets " she once asked me, meaning of our life together.

" Only that we didn't meet earlier."

The doorbell rang. She placed the magazine on the cushion beside her.

" Mrs Jacky Stevenson " asked the young policeman.

" Yes, is there something wrong ? "

" Can we come inside Jacky" asked the young WPC.

As I left, she sat in stunned silence.......

Author's Note

Hope you enjoyed. This is very much true to my life (apart from my demise.... obviously)

Reviews

[Relic]

Stunningly sad. Life never promises anything. I think of the young girl that was killed in Times Square the other day by a lunatic in a car. She was just visiting New York.

A moving story Gee.

[Gee]

Thank you. Showed this to my wife and friends. Surprisingly a few of them shed tears...

[Relic]

I wouldn't doubt it. It's very moving.

[Einstein Noodle]

well done sir! hook line and sinkered me ..fantastic ending says i ..i love a fine ghost story and i swear that people who love deeply have a moment to say goodbye after their death ... what a great short story .. a keeper!
E.
ps. my son and i decided to attempt a short story...keeping it one page or less .. barely started we are on the third page already .. :}

[Gee]

Lol, I haven't got the patience to go to far.
Thanks for the great comments

[Paul Bell]

Great write, loved how you met. It was meant to be.
The dread however, is the chap at the door. How many lives change with that knock.

[Gee]

Cheers Paul. Had the best 25 years ever.