Sunday 1 September 2013

Violet



Write Tribe

I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words 1st - 7th September 2013.


Day 1 - Violet


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             In a huge mansion in the countryside, there was a young lady sitting on the ledge of an open window, staring farthest as possible. She was twirling her hair with her fingers and dreaming of the days to come. Her name is Violet named after her mother's favourite colour. The path to the front door was lined with violet flowers and the light breeze filled her senses with fragrance.

Violet has been a good student throughout her school and college days. She is now succeeding in her career and climbing the corporate ladder very quickly. She had a lot of friends who she spent a lot of time with. However, very often she would feel alone and be gazing over the path into nothingness. It was not nothingness for her! It was everything she wanted at these moments of loneliness...it was her earnest prayer for a companion who would love her!

This particular Sunday afternoon, she was oblivious of the world until her mother called, “Violet!” She looked up in a start! Her mother was walking towards her and she quickly cleared the tears that had filled her eyes.

“Violet, which world were you lost in today?” She was known to travel in her mind and fantasize stories. Her mother made her pen those stories and now they had a bookshelf of them!

“Oh Ma…I was here only just thinking of my childhood!”

Her mother smiled at the lie and said, “I don’t believe that! You cleared your tears and missed three phone calls and two doorbells!”

“No seriously mother, I was lost in my memories!”

Violet’s stories, poems and fantasies were missed most by her mother and just wished that she would resume rather than ponder. Her mother had caught her in that state quite a few times over the past few months. But ignoring with a sigh, her mother brushed of the thoughts and said, “Shall we go out shopping today?”

“Sure mother!” eagerly looking for a change from her own devil’s workshop.

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To be continued …

36 comments:

  1. I am glad you are continuing with the story. You have made me curious about Violet. :)

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    1. Thank you Jyothi...I am glad I evoked curiosity ;)

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  2. I am eagerly waiting for Indigo's entry. :-)

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    1. Truthfully, even I am ! I have no clue what Indigo plans to do .

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  3. Ah! A seven-day story based on colors. Great!

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    1. Thank you very much Suresh. Hope you enjoy the story.

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  4. This is really interesting. I loved the way you described Violet's character.

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    1. Thank you Diana. A peculiar character, right?

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  5. Interesting and intriguing! Waiting for the next part! :)

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  6. Cool concept ! Looking forward to reading more :-)

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    1. Thank you Swetha ..I hope I will be able to maintain it. See you soon :)

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  7. First, we have similar titles for the first day's post! :) Interesting beginning. Looking forward to Violet's future activities :)

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    1. Well the colours of the rainbow is the first thing that popped in my head when I heard seven! I guess we will be having similar titles but on different paths. Thank you and see you soon :)

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  8. this one looks to be interesting, so will indigo follow next? looking forward to see how you blend them in.

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    1. Little princess, yes indigo will follow but how I have no clue ;) . Hope to see you tomorrow...

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  9. A girl named Violet ! Aah she fascinates me for sure ?
    Indigo kaun hoga ? ;) Violets friend !
    anyway good lck with the challenge aparna
    lookng forward to read ya

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    1. Thank you Afshan.. Glad you are fascinated...

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  10. lovely and interesting beginning. waiting for the next.

    Initially i thought to wrote about on the theme of colors. yours' an interesting take.

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    1. Hi Preetilata...thank you. I have no clue where my take is going to go...I guess we will have to wait and watch ;)

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  11. It kept my interest and glad it will be continued. Very well scripted:)
    Cheerz
    Vishal

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    1. Thank you Vishal...Happy that I piqued your interest...

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  12. looking forth for the rest of Violet, I would say, I am intrigued more by the character of the mother who loves the colour violet.. :)

    lv, Ash

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    1. Thank you Ash...I didn't even realise the mother's character was present in what I have written.

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  13. Interesting start...
    Waiting for Day 2!

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    1. Thank you Me...Hope I manage to keep up the interest.

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  14. Interesting indeed how you portrait your characters & woven a story out of it.

    http://sailorswiferamblings.blogspot.com/2013/09/seven-faces-of-me.html

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  15. A good start .. like to read the next one ...

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    1. Thank you Angela...the next one will be out soon..

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  16. How interesting! Looking forward to the next part!

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  17. That's a brilliant theme...seven colors and a story weaved around it...Cool ! I am already in love with Violet :)

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  18. Nice theme...quickly going on to the next part now!

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