Qryptonyght * Page 18 of 35 * Tales of adventure and romantic fantasies of a life lover. Live Boldly!

Wednesday July 22nd, 2020Sunday October 11th, 2020

Nicole’s Story – Unshed Tears

Although she tried to drown herself in schoolwork over the next few days, Nicole constantly checked in with her mom. She was relieved when her dad was allowed to go home and she wept silently when he finally spoke to her on the phone. His speech was slurred but he was adamant that she should not return to Jamaica until her semester ended. When the therapist said that he was responding well and it appeared that he was on his way to a full recovery, Nicole was relieved! she could hardly wait for the semester to end! She would be on the first flight out. She would throw her arms around her dad and hug him tightly… or so she thought.

Thursday July 16th, 2020Thursday July 16th, 2020

Nicole’s Story Prt 7

Nicole was happy; she was adapting to life in the big city and enjoying school. The coursework was copious, challenging, and very fascinating. There was so much to cover and she spent hours in her room happily engrossed in assignments. All was well in her world then something unexpected happened.

Nicole did not see much of Marie during the week; she was either working late at the office or travelling with the other partners. Despite the longer hours dictated by her new position, Marie seemed much more animated and happier and it became customary for her to cook a big Sunday dinner. Nicole would help and they would talk about their week over dinner while Marie’s favorite jazz instrumentals played in the background.

Thursday July 9th, 2020Monday March 8th, 2021

The Goodbye

We are all very cognizant of the fact that death is inevitable, but we somehow manage to hide it away in some dark recess of our minds. This deep dark place where we hide death is very far removed from our every day life; so much so that we never prepare ourselves for its appearance. Death will come, it will claim me, you, our loved ones and acquaintances.

He loved to joke around, tell funny stories, sing karaoke, play soccer and he absolutely loved my sister.

Two days ago I lost someone I’ve known since I was about 12 years old. He was an amicable, funny guy – sometimes inappropriately so! I seem to remember several instances of my sister saying “Stan shush!” in the middle of one of his stories because she knew exactly where it was going since she’d heard it several times before. He loved to joke around, tell funny stories, sing karaoke, play soccer and he absolutely loved my sister. They were married for the past 30 years and were very much in love with each other up until the day he died.