“Stop there! One of the earrings is missing, you have it I know.” said the sales girl to Ravi who had come to buy his wife an anniversary gift.
“No I haven’t taken it, trust me. I left all pieces there as they are beyond my budget.” trembling with a nervous tone he responded.
“More the reason you flicked it, there is no one here and you pocketed it while I was trying the other pieces to show you, give it back or we call the police” a crowd gathered all staring Ravi as the manager grabbed his arm.
“Please do not call the cops, I haven’t stolen it but will pay for the loss.” A teary eyed Ravi responded as the sales girl.
She felt extremely guilty of wrong accusation as tried to get the phone from her shirt pocket and felt the emerald earring that may have slipped when she was trying it on to show it to Ravi.
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“I never respected you, gave you the love you deserved, I spoiled your life” he said feeling guilty as she stood holding a glass of milk near his paralyzed body.
He a man of 45 married her at the age of 14 and since then she had been a very obedient wife who was very silent and listened much.
For the first time the palace heard her sing as she watered her favorite Hemlock plant.
She would sit by the poisonous plant patiently for days observing every shoot grow as she planned her life.
Her silence was the beginning of her revenge and a slow death for him.
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G has been tricky, I changed the word from grumpy to guilty and also wrote not one but two takes on the Emotion. From a super fragile post to feeling guilty read super fiction on Shashank’s thoughts here.
Shweta…..I loved the second one…its moving and moving very fast with such a painful climex!!
Dropping first time from a-to-z challenge!!
Thanks Hemant, welcome to my blog and thank you for liking the story 🙂
first story-last sentence left me confused. second story, i like it
its just that the earring had slipped into her pocket when she was trying it and since she was not aware and it went missing so she was accusing Ravi, thank you for liking the second one Aroraji 🙂
The girl should have admitted the truth in the first story once she realized it. Loved the second story too. Powerful twists in both 🙂
Thank you Amrit, on second thoughts I could have made her admit in my fiction but may be would have simplified the plot then 🙂 Happy you found them powerful and liked them 🙂
Loved both and hardly looks like it was a difficult task for u sweetie 🙂 kudos!
Thanks Archana, my personal fav is second one 🙂 happy you liked both 🙂
Oh both of the plots were apt to depict the guilt. Loved both of them.
Thank you Aditya, happy happy you like both of them 🙂
I hope the first one confessed! I feel really bad for poor Ravi.
Awww, may be she did confess 🙂 on second thoughts since you felt bad for Ravi meaning the theme for EmoIntel is working 🙂 thank you so much 🙂
Both are nice but being the twist crazies you have made us , I enjoyed the second one more . You have depicted Ravis’ plight so well with so few a words… My heart goes out for him .. hence emotionally its the first one 🙂
In the second I am not feeling much but, yes, that powerful twist was there- so I enjoyed it as an audience . 🙂
Am I wrong I f I am expecting a thrilling/chilling sequel to the second one when the challenge is over :p
Anything for you babe, I too am itching to write a longer thriller fiction…come May it will surely be published 🙂
I myself was not too happy with the first one so I wrote the second. And you found something good in both wow, that’s awesome babe…super hugs 🙂
Both are nice but I liked the second one best as it explained revenge too 🙂
Thanks Roohi, I liked the second one too 🙂
And when you write down two such marvelous posts, there’s no publishing just one.. superb j Loved both of em and u know that already 🙂
I was so in two minds which one to publish, thank you for being a support and motivating me to add both there Shashank 🙂
Loved both of them, bestie…the second one just bowled me over !!…
my Favorite is the second one too bestie 🙂 Was always in two minds so posted both 🙂
Loved the twists in both, the second one nailing it! 😀
Thanks Maitreni, FSF would be too plain if there weren’t any twists 🙂 happy reading 🙂
Loved both…the second, a lil’ more! 🙂
Thank you Deepa, happy you liked it 🙂
The machination in the second one hits the reader hard considering the age of the girl. It evokes ambivalent reaction to the kind of retaliation exhibited.
Yes I get that Somali…thus I kept the present age of both the husband and wife under wraps, so she isn’t 14.
Okay yeah I misread it ..she was married at 14,
Yes..both stories depict the emotions of guilt than grumpiness. First one, well Ravi made readers to feel for him. 2nd one is more powerful….Silent killer shows not only guilt (from one character) but Revenge (from other character) as well. Strong & effective piece of fiction.
I wonder how many can associate with first story. I have witnessed it once, someone was wrongly accused of shop lifting. Second story, though revengeful, brings a strange kind of solace. I guess, it has an element of justice to it.
hain na Saru…even I felt a sense of solace for her …i know it sounds wrong but still. the first story, I wasn’t sure of publishing but now am happy I did 🙂
I think, as a writer we should never hold back. 🙂
both stories are wonderful but i liked the second one a bit more than the first
Thank you Sweta…me too…I liked the second one too 🙂
I Loved both the two colors of Guilt and the element of surprise in both 🙂
Thank you Roma, happy you liked both the stories 🙂
Love the intense twists.. Wow ! U write so well…
LBD
Thanks Ananya happy you liked it 🙂
The second one made me just speechless. Good work!
Loved second one better. Wife at age 14? He deserved it.
Good one ! 🙂