Different
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Shreya ran down the road, angrily, dashing away the tears that distorted her vision. “How dare they?” she thought, “How dare they make fun of me like that. Just because I am not like them? I may be different, but I am still a wonderful person!”
Then she sighed because she knew it didn’t matter how wonderful she was. They would never accept her. She would never have real friends. She would always be lonely.
Suddenly she noticed that the road had changed. There were no longer houses on either side, but tall trees and swirling clouds. She hesitated for a second, but something compelled her to walk on. Without warning, the trees opened to a clearing, bright and happy, filled with people smiling at her.
They were all different and they were all accepting of each other. Shreya knew she had finally found her place.
This flash fiction is written in response to the twelfth edition of Fiction Monday hosted on Reflections by Vinitha Dileep. I chose the picture prompt This is my first post on Fiction Mondays If you like it, do say so in the comments. I would love to hear from you.
Sweet! (Yeah, I’m a sucker for a happy ending.)
This year I wanted to create happy endings
All of us need to find our tribe! Nice take on the picture prompt, Sunita.
Thanks Corinne.
Lovely Being accepted. Short n sweet
Thank you Anita.
This is beautiful! Accepting others the way they are and being accepted is a great feeling.
Thank you, Payal.
The joy of finding your tribe is unparalleled to anything else in the world. Glad she met hers!
True. We all need to feel we belong somewhere,
A wonderful happy take on the prompt! !
Thanks, Archana
Quite inspiring Sunita. Shows that acceptance will find us when we stop being in despair.
Thank you, Fahimay
Nice to see happy ending.
Thanks Shilpa
Interesting 🙂
Thank you
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That’s wonderful that Shreya found her tribe who accepted her as she is. It makes a world of difference in one’s life to be among the people who accept them as they are, doesn’t it?
Thank you for sharing this beautiful and positive story for #fictionMonday, Sunita. Looking forward to read your craft for this week’s prompt. 🙂
Thank you for the opportunity to write and share it