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Michela Walters’s Picture Choice: Both
Title: Dichotomy of a Boy
Jax’s appearance was rough and forbidding. When he was young, he rebelled against his strict upbringing by littering his skin with artful designs and rings meant to serve as a warning for others to keep away. Yet this pretty girl with tawny hair and plump lips didn’t shy away. Instead she twisted and snuck inside the walled fortress of his heart, splintering it and allowing the sun and warmth of her love to commandeer it.
Every day her presence acted like a soothing balm, pulling him further and further from his defiant youth, easing him into the adult he never imagined he could be. Jax had planned for months, creating the perfect fairytale setting, a bed strung high up in a tree where only the birds would be able to serenade his proposal to the woman who changed him irrevocably.
When his love asked where they were headed with only a large backpack between them, he kept silent. Hoping the visual would show her how much she meant to him instead. He wasn’t much for romance, but when he’d read one of her creative writing pieces, he couldn’t shake the beautiful imagery held within and vowed to create a real live masterpiece that would stand up to her fictional one.
Beneath the canopy of hundred year oaks, her steps faltered when she saw the lanterns casting a dim glow, lighting their path.
“What is this?” she asked, but continued walking not waiting for his reply.
She stopped beneath a rope ladder, peering up at a large object that she couldn’t quite make out from the ground. Jax nodded his head towards the ladder, urging her to climb.
Following close behind, Jax waited patiently, hoping he would hear her gasp or mutter some expletive when she saw the antique bed waiting for her perched among the limbs. He wasn’t disappointed when she screeched loudly and clamored onto the quilt covered mattress smiling with glee.
“This is my story!” she cried, “How in the world did you do this?”
Never one for taking a compliment, Jax only shrugged and climbed onto the bed beside her. “It was your dream world. I wanted you to be able to live it, even if it was for just one night.”
They contentedly sat together, opened up a bottle of champagne and drank to their love. And once Jax had finally asked her to love him forever, they drank to their future.
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Michela Walters is a wife, mother and book enthusiast. She is currently attempting her hand at writing her first romantic fiction novella. You can read her other stories on her blog: michelawalters.wordpress.com
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So glad Jax had someone. I worry that he would have been a lost soul without his mate.
ReplyDeleteThanks - Yes, Jax needed someone to lighten his world. :)
DeleteOh, my goodness! I love, love, love this! That was beautifully written, and I had to stop for a moment because something was stuck in my eye. *coughs*
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'd be scared to land on that bed, LOL.
Great job!
Sarah
@SarahAisling
aw, I'm so glad you liked it. I would be scared to even go up the rope ladder. LOL Thanks for the comment
DeleteAw, to have someone you love truly appreciate your inner creative world like that would be so...well, something greater than words! I loved that!
ReplyDeleteYes, perhaps it is wishful thinking on my part. To have someone understand you so fully, to give you a gift like that. Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it.
DeleteI would have cried the whole night if my husband had done this. Such a touching ending to a beautifully crafted story. Your use of both pictures was brilliant. Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your very kind comments. I really appreciate them. :)
DeleteDelightful how she "twisted and snuck inside the walled fortress of his heart." and I agree I would weep with joy if some man did this for me. So beautiful a concept and a piece of writing. Loved it.
ReplyDeletePS How strange that I would use the same boy's name for my Thursday Threads piece...
Thanks so much for your very kind words. I really appreciate your comments.
DeleteWow - I would be in tears if my hubs did something like this. So sweet.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love the way you capture the whole experience of youthful rebellion and young love as it matures into something deeper. You did an especially good job of incorporating the prompts into your work.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderfully sweet and I love that he brought her story to life. :)
ReplyDeleteLove love love this. Such a unique pairing of pictures and you handled it beautifully. :)
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