I had to read this story a few times. It it so beautiful and so heartbreaking. There are so many instances in this story where the writer has made the narrators heartbreak seem so beautiful. I think anyone who has ever been in that kind of love can relate very well to this story. The language and the flow is perfection. I couldn't get enough and I wanted so much more at the end. I wanted them to be together towards the end, I just couldn't help it.
It is hauntingly beautiful and it goes to show that two people will always remember the love that they once shared differently. It made me really feel for the narrator of the story and how some memories can give life and how others can take us back to a place where there once was life and love. But also how strong certain love and memories can be that just the nearness of what you once had with a person can not only haunt you, but make you want them even more.
The fact that this was all conveyed in something so short is amazing. To be able to get that kind of emotion onto the page and use imagery and the kind of techniques she used, is wonderful. I sometimes wonder if it takes longer to write a short story that has so much to say in such a short amount of time or if it takes longer to write an entire novel where you continue along with the plot. Which one is more difficult? And which one is more fulfilling? Or are they both just as enriching of an experience?
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