Could Have Been
La douleur exqise*… the words that explained how he felt.
He knew that she would never be his. But when does love follow rules?
For months, he felt a heavy stone on his heart, with sad tears washing it.
The pain was killing him and he believed that he’d never get over her.
Then just like a new day, change came his way.
He realized that he was done with regrets. He had to move on.
He understood that some people can be a part of your history but never your destiny!
Slowly, he felt his heart begin to heal…
*La douleur exqise – It means, the heart wrenching pain of wanting affection of someone unattainable.
Linking it to Write Tribe’s 100 Words on Saturday : S/He felt her/his heart begin to heal…
March 29, 2014 4:35 pm|
Beautifully written 🙂 The pic with the quotation fab 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:00 pm|
Thanks a lot, Sushree. Glad you liked it 🙂
March 29, 2014 5:18 pm|
Sigh… as always a simply brilliant short story from you.. and thanks for those three words… they express such a profound emotion in so few letters, dont you think?
March 30, 2014 6:03 pm|
Could Have Been… oh yes, so much of yearning, sadness, regret, pain can be felt in these 3 words! Thanks Roshan, glad you liked this attempt.
March 29, 2014 5:22 pm|
Trying to move on from unrequited love is always hard…
March 30, 2014 6:04 pm|
It is tough, but then one has to move on. Living in the past will not do any good!
March 29, 2014 6:07 pm|
Indeed it’s tough but better to move on.
I learnt a new expression today 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:05 pm|
I learnt it just a day before you!! 🙂
March 29, 2014 6:41 pm|
I hadn’t heard of the expression but I know the feeling! I’m glad he moved on.
March 30, 2014 6:06 pm|
I saw this expression on FB a day before and it was reverberating in my head. Glad that I could use it on blog and the head is at peace 😀
March 29, 2014 6:49 pm|
Simplicity and elegance – that’s what I find in this story. Well done, Shilpa!
March 30, 2014 6:06 pm|
Thank you Beloo 🙂
March 29, 2014 6:57 pm|
La douleur exquise..But when does love follow rules?…He understood that some people can be a part of your history but never your destiny!
Now words can express this beautiful story, Shilpa and enjoyed every word. Sweet and profound 100 words. Another gem churned out:)
March 30, 2014 6:08 pm|
Thanks a lot, Vishal for the kind words 🙂
March 29, 2014 7:19 pm|
Shilpa,how true.
Love follows no rules,no directions…it just ……
March 30, 2014 6:09 pm|
Oh yes, it just follows its own path..
March 29, 2014 7:55 pm|
Trying to move on is so hard but it’s so necessary! Beautifully written
March 30, 2014 6:11 pm|
Well said. It is tough to move on but sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past! Thank you Nabanita 🙂
March 29, 2014 7:57 pm|
Shilpa this is superb !!
March 30, 2014 6:11 pm|
Thank you Ma’am 🙂
March 29, 2014 8:16 pm|
How true is that! Important to get over pain and move on. Loved this!
March 30, 2014 6:13 pm|
Yes, like somebody said, “I demolish my bridges behind me…then there is no choice but to move forward”. Thanks Shailaja 🙂
March 29, 2014 8:28 pm|
Nice story with an apt moral 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:14 pm|
Thanks Swathi 🙂
March 29, 2014 8:49 pm|
I think this also depends on other factors like age of the people involved, no. of FB friends, etc.
Destination Infinity
March 30, 2014 6:14 pm|
LOL 😀 Trust you to think differently, Rajesh 🙂
March 29, 2014 9:38 pm|
Where do you guys get your creativity from???? And the stamina to write and write and write! Beautifully written and I love the pic with the quote
March 30, 2014 6:16 pm|
From the same source you share such fab tips, tricks and thoughts, Pratibha 🙂
Thanks a lot, glad you liked this post 🙂
March 30, 2014 2:31 am|
La douleur exqise – such a beautiful expression and used so well too! Lovely drabble!
March 30, 2014 6:16 pm|
Thank you Aditi 🙂
March 30, 2014 3:03 am|
Le temps talon toutes les douleurs. (Time will heel all pains.)
March 30, 2014 6:17 pm|
Oh yes, it does! Thanks for sharing some more French here 🙂
Wow… you know French!! 🙂
March 30, 2014 5:56 am|
The heart only feels, if only it could think… Wonderfully worded as always Shilpa 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:18 pm|
Yes, if only it could think… Thanks Reshma 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:09 am|
From intense pain to a glimmer of hope in 100 words? Masterful!
LuAnn Braley
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March 30, 2014 6:19 pm|
Thanks a lot, LuAnn. You are too generous 🙂
March 30, 2014 8:22 am|
Great post as usual, very lovely and sensitive story 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:19 pm|
Thanks a lot, Gauri 🙂
March 30, 2014 9:03 am|
Superb!
Unfortunately, “Don’t waste time on what could have been” is a message that is not practised as much as it is appreciated.
March 30, 2014 6:20 pm|
True that! If we practiced that we’d be free from a lot of heartaches and miseries 🙂
March 30, 2014 11:49 am|
Well said.
Good point – being part of history but not destiny.
March 30, 2014 6:20 pm|
Thank you Anil 🙂
March 30, 2014 12:27 pm|
So much in so few words, Shilpa ji 🙂 Lovely 🙂 Yes, time heals ! Beautiful, as usual 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:21 pm|
Thanks a lot, Sreeja for your kind words, as always 🙂
March 30, 2014 2:15 pm|
Love the way you write!
Feel connected to you
Hugs and cheers
March 30, 2014 6:22 pm|
Thanks a lot, Sitara! Looking forward to read you this April 🙂 ♥
March 30, 2014 3:45 pm|
Lovely drabble! That was a story very vividly penned. 🙂
March 30, 2014 6:21 pm|
Thank you so much, Kajal 🙂
March 30, 2014 5:29 pm|
Could-have-beens are regrets filled with tears. Well said.
Absolutely, and the way to go is just one: Forward.
March 30, 2014 6:38 pm|
Oh yes. Like they say, ‘Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on!!”
March 30, 2014 8:01 pm|
This was such a nice post and so true. Thank you for sharing it. I wish you a wonderful week.
March 30, 2014 10:50 pm|
Hi Glenda! Thanks a lot, glad you liked this post! Wishing you a great week too 🙂
March 30, 2014 11:12 pm|
Oh, I love drabbles! I thought about doing my whole A-Z in them, but have found that I’m just too verbose these days to do it right 🙂
The Challenge starts in just two days! So excited to have you on my team!
March 30, 2014 11:20 pm|
Well, well said. Some people are parts of our lives…others mold a and form it.
March 30, 2014 11:25 pm|
You really have a great way with words! Hope you had a great weekend.
March 30, 2014 11:41 pm|
I think everyone should go through this phase once in their lifetime. It makes them appreciate life better.
Better still, it can make some of them poets, artists and bloggers :p
Cheers
CRD
Do drop by my blog. Updated only last night 🙂
March 31, 2014 1:49 am|
Something new learnt today 🙂
March 31, 2014 6:10 am|
Three words ‘could have been’ says so much…..beautifully written. But one has to move on…lingering in the past doesn’t do any good
March 31, 2014 11:27 am|
Softened my heart in the end. Many times we do the same, let go…
March 31, 2014 12:01 pm|
Oh Shilpa, that was such a beautiful post. Sad, but still – there is hope..:-) You write his story with so much compassion. Loved it:-)
March 31, 2014 2:46 pm|
So beautifully written my dear 🙂
March 31, 2014 5:58 pm|
“La douleur exquise” I like that. Even more the mouthful it translates to “the heart wrenching pain of wanting affection of someone unattainable”.
Nicely done and woven well into the story.
Personally I’d go with La vie est trop courte pour boire du mauvais vin meaning: “Life is too short to drink bad wine”.
April 1, 2014 10:38 am|
Beautiful post.