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“I’m getting married this summer.”
My first reaction had been to
laugh like everyone else when my great aunt Gertrude made her announcement. The
happiness in her faded eyes stopped me. For as long as I could remember my
father’s aunt had been old and I always liked her. She was kind to me and I
often wondered why she hadn’t married as she loved children. I don’t know if I’d
heard the older relatives talking once or if I’d let my imagination run away
with me but I’d convinced myself her true love had tragically died in the war
and she had never gotten over him. It came as a surprise when I discovered her long
ago lover had never died. The reason she never married was because her fiancé hadn’t
been good enough for her father. So this kind and loving woman had let her
chance for a happy family pass her by.
I found her dementia heart breaking
not amusing so over the next few weeks I spent as much time as I could with
Aunt Trudie learning all I could about her long lost love. In her lucid moments
she shared all the details with me.
12 comments:
Venus, that is heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. Unrequited love has a second chance. Oh, to be so happily emmersed in our yesterday's today. Could there really be a better ending? Extraordinary:) xo
Wow, I actually got lost into your work Venus. I really liked it! Keep up the good work -- it's really good!
A very touching story.
Aw, we let so many people interfere with our chances of happiness. Guilt and fear can stop us from fulfillig our dreams. Poignant teaser Venus.
Definitely a tease. Poor Aunt Trudie. I hope she finds happiness even if only in her mind.
Beautifully written yet heartwrenching. Perfect
Beautiful, happy and sad at the same time. Maybe in her mind she's happy
I seriously hope her father understood what his meddling did to his daughter. He's an shite head that ruined two lives...on the flip side *blushes* great TT Venus! :)
Lovely!!
Ouch. How heartbreaking and what a good niece not to laugh at her aunt. Dementia is no laughing matter. Poor lady. Great teaser!
Oh wow, that last paragraph stopped me in my tracks. I was following along, or at least I thought I knew we were going until that last paragraph and then - pow, it hit me. Damn, poor Aunt Trudie.
I have family members suffering from dementia and it is heart breaking to watch, but sometimes I think they're happier than the rest of us. *Deep, deep sigh*
Venus, very good.
How sad! Great post as always.
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