They had an argument… a heated one at that, yet again … like every other day.
These regular harsh exchanges that led them nowhere, robbed them of all the peace and happiness.
They once loved each other truly, madly, deeply. Where has that love gone, she mused.
Why is the pain refusing to leave? When did I become so bitter, he reflected grimly.
If only she could go back in time, fix the problems of the past, their present would be beautiful, she thought.
If only he could make his present as past, the future would be perfect, he decided.
I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words 8th – 14th December 2013.The Theme for today is Travel.
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76 Responses
That was truly a very unexpected take.. Time travel would be magnificient, right? Now that will mostly be my dream for tonight 🙂
Happy time traveling, Nischala 🙂
I don’t know whether it is a coincidence.. A few minutes ago I was thinking about time travel and here I end up reading your writing..!!
Wow! That’s a cool co-incident! 🙂
I love the idea of traveling through time? How magical and awesome that would be! ♥
I know, wish it was a reality!! 😉
The drabble on a travel… 🙂
🙂
Lovely take on the travel prompt, time travel, didn’t see that coming 😀
Glad you liked this piece of writing, Jairam 🙂
Lovely image to go with the plot Shilpa… In most cases it is never too late to start afresh.
True! Only if we try…
Grand thought! Time travel. Only you could think of such bright idea. Lovely post.
Thank you Ma’am for your kind words 🙂
Cool take in the prompt dear! Your drabbles have become like the perfect cookie one wants with their morning coffee 😀 do continue this run even after the festival!
Thanks Aditi! Yes, I will. 🙂
that’s indeed a lovely take on the prompt. enjoyed reading it…
Thank you Shalini 🙂
liked the concept… time travel, teleportation..travelling through to parallel universes…wow.. only if they were possible,….
Thanks Pratikshya. yeah, wish time tarvel was a reality!! 😀
Aha!! time travel with two different takes on time, a unique take on the prompt…If they did so, please give them my email…I’d like to work the past present future to perfection too 🙂
If I get to know about TT, will definitely share it with you 🙂
I was thinking of writing on time travel, but then changed it into a train trip. This was another masterpiece from you. 🙂 How do you manage to say so much with so little words? An art I would love to learn. 🙂
Enjoyed your train trips, Rekha! No worries, you can write about TT some other time or now is a good time too 🙂
Thanks for your kind words 🙂
I had not thought of time travel at all. nice, a very different take on the prompt
Glad you liked this attempt, Bhagyashree 🙂
If only he could make his present as past, the future would be perfect, he decided.
But for this to happen both of them have to work towards it. Wish we all could go back and forth in time.
I know!! Hope this TT becomes a reality soon 🙂
call it coincidence…..but did we time travel together or what?
how often do we regret our mistakes and want to go back in time again…. superb piece!
Greta minds think alike!? 🙂
I am not talking to you till you teach me the trick behind writing such perfect drabbles….
😆 Deal… you need to teach me to write brilliant stories! 🙂
That’s a different take on the prompt. I wish Time travelling would have been possible but then I don’t think I would want to change anything in my past 🙂
Wow! No changes at all!? How cool is that! 🙂
How nice it would be, if we could change the time back and experience those blissful moments 🙂 Salute to you Shilpa 🙂
Me too! 🙂 Thanks Sunita 😛
Great take Shilpa.. If only it was that easy to flit between past, present and future.
Aah! If only…
things would be different if time travel was possible
Very different! 😀
I like your take on the prompt! Too bad we can’t always go back in time to correct mistakes.
Glad you liked this take on this prompt! Oh yeah, wish it was a reality though 😛
You said what I always wanted to express, the past being the future. Great one, Shilpa:)
Thks Vishal 🙂
Time travel would be so much fun or confusing if you raced about too much. Loved the idea for the prompt. Nice one.
“if you raced about too much”… never thought about that!! Good thinking, Suzy 😀
wonderfully written… seriously. Just amazing. And yes, if only we could right certain moments of our past…
My take for the prompt: http://www.godyears.net/2013/12/away-from-trodden-path.html
I know!! 🙄
Thanks Roshan 🙂
If only we could go back in time…..we’d solve many of the world’s problems. Thanks for sharing, Shilpa.
That’s true, Michelle! Wish it was a reality!
Loved the play of words on the last line. The photo aptly captures the mood of the post .
Thank you Asha 🙂
You are just running with this now. If this was a contest, (which I’m thankful it isn’t), it’d be yours to lose 🙂
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travelling in time…brilliant, shilpa 🙂
Thanks Ruchira! 🙂
Are life could be filled with ‘if-onlys’ if we allowed them to be – great relationship breakers too! I love how you interpreted the prompt, Shilpa.
If only we replace the ‘If Only’ with ‘I Will’…. things would be much different then. Thanks Corinne, glad you liked this attempt 🙂
Awww!! It’s always hard in the beginning isn’t it?!
Loved your interpretation of the prompt! 🙂
Hmmm…. that’s true! Thanks, Pixie 🙂
Hi!
Nice post! and the last line is very relevant.
‘agar’ and ‘magar’ mein hi to duniya badal jati hai!
Well said, Ankita! Loved the agar-magar… so true!
Brilliant idea for the prompt ‘Travel’.
Thank you! 🙂
such a diff take Shilpa! Impressed…
Thanks Meena 🙂
We all at sometime or the other feel the craving for time travel…
You bet!! 🙂
Hm a trifle difficult sometimes to leave the past for the present and vice versa . isn’t it?
Very difficult and challenging too! 😐
Yes , I know we all do that, but instead of travelling through time isn’t it better to live in the present and set things right, for we are not what we were in our past and the present circumstance has nothing to do with our past, so dealing with it too would require us to be in the present?
And I don’t think we can think so easily, that all the three past, present and the future would be more or less the same. We can give our self the confidence, that in the future too if we are bombarded with problems we would deal with it accordingly in a positive manner.
You are spot on and that’s a sound piece of advice! Thanks for sharing that Rama 🙂
Alas! We are never the timekeepers, and wisdom always dawns later 🙂 How nice would it be ,if we could reset our clocks and revisit the past to mould our future !! Well written, Shilpa ji 🙂
Well said, Sreeja. The realization dawns much later and by that time too much of damage has taken place, Wish this TT happens 🙂 Thanks 🙂
It is impossible to recover the time lost..Can one go back in time?
Instead,lets look at the future and move on.
Yes, that’s the only option we have! 🙂