The Pearl Necklace
After being married for ten years, he’s gone. Suddenly he’s just gone. I haven’t left my bed or taken a bath since weeks now . After getting water, just as I’m climbing my way into the silky sheets of the bed, my sore eyes set sight on the once stunning pearl necklace which now looks so lifeless and pale. It is as pale as my face after feeling numb for so many days.
Whenever i wore that necklace and looked in the mirror, it felt like it complimented the colour of my eyes. The pearl beads that were held together with a simple string appeared to be so strong but were actually so delicate when you touch them. Now all i feel is dejection and emptiness in my heart when i see it. It felt like they were screaming at me, pleading me not to throw away my life like that. I thought that how could something so meaningful and precious all of a sudden start to make my heart bleed every time I saw it. In a flash, tears started streaming out of my eyes. I couldn’t control my tears, I missed him so much. My body ached for his affection.
As I was busy drowning my sorrows, I heard a chime. I realised it was my door bell and pushed myself to go and open the door. When I opened the door, there laid an envelope and a bouquet of my favourite flowers, lilies. I was aghast to see that inside the little blue envelope, there was a letter from him. The flowers had a note attached to it that said ‘happy birthday my love’. In all these days of mourning I didn’t even realise what date it was. In the letter, he mentioned how grateful he was that he found me in his life. He asked me to keep faith in myself and be happy. He asked me to find love again. He wanted me to buy a beautiful dress that would go with the shiny white pearls he gave me. Lastly, he urged that I should go out there and follow my dream of becoming a fashion stylist and never look back.
After wiping my tears, I looked up and something changed, perhaps it was the heavy burden on my heart that had lifted. The pearl necklace looked flourishing again. Now it wasn’t screaming at me.
