He always smiled and waved when she was walking by his house on the way to work. Her heart would start beating much faster, but she wondered why he never came out to talk, and it pained her.
Until the day she saw him leaving his place in a wheelchair.
Katya Duft is a translator, interpreter, and language teacher. She enjoys writing short stories, poetry, and her blog Tales from the Bus.
Love it :) simply beautiful:)
Thank you, Monica!!
Wow.
You made quite an impact in such a short amount of words.
Great story.
Thanks so much, Eugene!
Nice. The epiphany is heartfelt. Reminded me of some of Italo Calvino’s stories except shorter.
Thank you for a lovely comment, Philip.
Poignant.
Thank you, Peter!
Wow!!! I Love it. A short story that keeps you thinking about Love and Communicating.
Very poignant! Lovely, Katya.
That is an insightful short story about the life of a disabled person. Well done, Katya.
Very beautiful story Katya! Can i please ask you one thing? Did you write this story in the date that is shown here ( August 18, 2014) or earlier? please don’t mind for asking because a similar incident happened to someone I know a long time back. Hope to hear from you.