As I unlatched the gate, fragrance flooding the air inside hit me. A rosebush at the entrance, the fallen petals gracing the ground, greeted me. I hunkered down and drank deeply of the heady perfume of the floral leaves. When I lifted my head, I found her, my old flame, at the door, staring.
Something strange struck me as I approached the campus. It’s as if the trees lining the road recognised me and extended a welcome. The paying guest house I’d already booked was near the institute where I was due to appear for an exam the next day.
As I unlatched the gate, fragrance flooding the air inside hit me. A rosebush at the entrance, the fallen petals gracing the ground, greeted me. I hunkered down and drank deeply of the heady perfume of the floral leaves. When I lifted my head, I found her, my old flame, at the door, staring.
Paritosh Chandra Dugar
10/7/2020 07:52:18 am
My heart leaped up as I read the last sentence. Well done, Swapan.
Sivan Pillai
10/7/2020 07:57:06 am
A fragrant love story. Congratulations, Swapan.
Pamela Kennedy
10/7/2020 01:06:18 pm
So very romantic!
Swapan k Banerjee
10/7/2020 01:12:46 pm
Thank you Paritosh for your loving response
Swapan k Banerjee
10/7/2020 01:16:16 pm
Thank you Sivan for the kind compliment.
Swapan k Banerjee
10/7/2020 01:21:36 pm
Thank you Pamela for taking a look and liking it
Bobby Warner
10/7/2020 02:31:27 pm
Wonderfully eerie and heartwarming all at once. Love it!
Mary Wallace
10/7/2020 02:54:19 pm
Evocative story. Well done.
Swapan k Banerjee
10/7/2020 03:26:50 pm
Thank you Bobby for reading and loving it.
Swapan k Banerjee
10/7/2020 03:31:37 pm
So kind of you, Mary. Thank you.
Krystyna
10/7/2020 03:34:11 pm
Old flame renewed with the sensual appetite for love.
Swapan k Banerjee
10/7/2020 03:50:14 pm
Krystyna, thank you for your kind words of praise. 10/7/2020 05:00:51 pm
A gifted writer, I think, becomes our way to sense and feel and discover. You are a gifted writer.
Swapan k Banerjee
10/7/2020 05:29:16 pm
I'm thankful and grateful, Don.
Sue Clayton
11/7/2020 03:08:39 am
With the spirit of his love to guide him I'm sure he passed the exam. Nice one, Swapan.
Swapan k Banerjee
11/7/2020 04:12:54 am
Cute comment, Sue. Thank you. Comments are closed.
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