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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Magpie 35


This was written with inspiration from this picture prompt supplied by
Magpie Tales. It follows on from my other short pieces: Magpie 29, 31, 32, and 34 that you can view by clicking my blog title above. Enjoy...


Everytime April woke up in the arms of her husband, Jeremy she simply forgot about the world. She let everything go and slip her mind until it was only filled with the joy of the moment. She thought moments like these were perfect, well to her atleast and she admired her sleeping husband.

There was complete silence apart from Jeremy quietly breathing and a running shower down the hall. All of a sudden it stopped and as she listened carefully she heard the shower curtain run along the rail and Paulie humming to herself. Smiling April rested her head back down on Jeremy's chest and felt the movement of his chest up and down, up and down, the beating of his heart steady and relaxed.

The door to the bathroom swung open a few minutes later and Paulie walked out in her dressing gown. She disappeared to her room and a few minutes after that re-appeared in some fresh clothes. She saw April was awake and smiled brightly, "Morning."
"Morning," April whispered quietly, making sure not to wake Jeremy.
"Would you like some breakfast?" Paulie asked as she loudly opened drawers and cupboards, "I was thinking some bacon and eggs."
"Sure," April said, "that'd be great."
"My spare bed looks alot more comfortable than that rugged old chair," Paulie said.
"Yeah, I couldn't sleep," April explained. Paulie nodded in understanding. Washing her hands in the sink, overlooking her yard Paulie clicked her tongue.
"Those leaves have made a real mess of themselves now," she said, "they're everywhere. I'll need to get out there today and rake them up."

Jeremy moved around in the seat before opening his dazed, tired eyes.
"Good morning sweetheart," April said.
"Goodmorning," he said shifting her wait off him so he could sit up.
"Now you're both up you won't mind some of my terrible music," Paulie said flipping the switch on the radio. The small radio burst with volume and suddenly came alive. The speakers blowing a song neither April nor Jeremy had ever heard of but Paulie knew word to word of.
"And your darkness may faaaaaaaaaaade," she sang as the song finished. We all laughed and clapped playfully and she did a cute bow.
"Thankyou, thankyou," she said.

The beautiful moment was basically ruined when the news came on the radio a moment later.
"A search for two people by the names of April and Jeremy Egnezi has begun again after two years. The two are suspected and at this point held responsible for 3 deaths. Some associated with the Okakii Gang. They have gone undetected for two years, with their whereabouts no way to be known and the police are now again on high alert for anyone who may recognize these two people, have any information about them or the crimes. In some sport news; Jason..." The voices on the radio left her as easily as the worries of the world did when she woke up in Jeremy's arms.

She got up with tears in her eyes, a lump in her throat, and an ache in her stomach. She shrugged off Jeremy's hands that tried to hold her back. Paulie looked down at her hands in the soapy water and then dried them on a nearby tea towel before following her out into the yard.

"The seasons are changing," Paulie said as she sat beside April with a leaf in her hand. April wiped her face with her sleeve.
"You've made mistakes; we all have," Paulie said, "I, myself have made alot. Some very bad ones and one very horrible one that led to a huge long chain of other mistakes and tragedies."
Paulie placed the leaf in April's lap, "Mabey it's time to turn over a new leaf."

12 comments:

  1. Like the reference to falling leaves as a time for a new start in life.
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  2. Turning over leaves is good ...........

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  3. perfect take on the photo prompt...

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  4. All might not b lost, Paulie might just give them this chance.

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  5. new chances...an interesting way to look at the season people usually associate with endings

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  6. creative tale..
    love the idea of turning over the leaves...everyone learns and grows via mistakes. more on, smiles!

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  7. Great read. Learned the lesson before it was too late....I think we've all turned over new leafs at some point.

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  8. New leaves and colorful tales are always welcome. Well written.

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  9. Nicely tied to the seasonal leaves!

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  10. Turn over a new leaf....this is a perfect Magpie! :-)

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  11. Invite you to try the prompts at Writer's Island...

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