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Waiting, by Don Tassone

20/11/2020

 
The woman sat on the bench waiting for her train. She had vowed that if she hadn’t fallen in love by 30, she would leave her hometown and seek a lover elsewhere. Tomorrow would be her 30th birthday, and she was still alone.

Her train glided down the track and screeched to a halt. Filled with guarded hope, she rolled her suitcase through the open doors.
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Inside, a young man sat alone. As she walked down the aisle, he looked up at her and smiled, and she felt a warmth in her heart she had never known.

“Hello,” he said.

Pamela Kennedy
20/11/2020 08:23:25 am

Sweet and tender..liked it, Don.

Sandra James
20/11/2020 10:35:58 am

I love it! I do want to believe this could really happen.

peppermint
20/11/2020 12:26:59 pm

A lovely reminder that hope springs eternal..............

Mary Wallace
20/11/2020 01:15:11 pm

I hope he was someone worth waiting for. Nicely done Don.

Bobby Warner
20/11/2020 02:06:32 pm

When hope is almost lost, love walks in the door. Really good one, Don!

Kathy K
20/11/2020 05:42:33 pm

Just the kind of hopefulness we need. Thank you for reminding me that there is always hope.

Brian Taylor
20/11/2020 05:56:27 pm

Nice, hopeful story.

Susan F. Reid
20/11/2020 09:12:34 pm

I'd like to read a follow up to this. Leaves me wondering what happened next.

Don Tassone link
21/11/2020 02:22:29 pm

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments.


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