You’re Invited
written by: Meredith Chiwenkpe Asuru
You’re running faster than when you won gold at the Olympics, your gaze fixed on nothingness. As you slow to breathe, your tenth ex’s voice echoes within, reminding you of broken screens and burnt meals. You stop, scream, and your digital wristband beeps with an incomplete message:
“It’s been 25 years. I still recall us playing in the rain, you sneaking into the house for seasoned beef. If you’d stayed back, we would’ve blossomed like the daisies we planted in the backyard….”
You draw deep breaths and smile. “We would’ve….”
Then, the completion:
“You’re invited. I’m getting married in June.”
Meredith Chiwenkpe Asuru/MAC Petercan is a writer and epidemiologist still wowed by the serenity words etched on paper or spoken offer to the soul. He believes that kind deeds shouldn't be measured for gains. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in 101 words, Five Minutes Magazine, 50 Give or Take, Brittle Paper, Kalahari Review, and elsewhere.
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