EXOTIC FLOWER
Malee’s only way out of poverty was
to marry a rich foreigner, and her photograph on the Agency’s website caught
Vincente’s fancy – after one carefully orchestrated meeting he proposed.
His apartment in Malaga wasn’t the
palace he had described, but Malee told herself she was fortunate – Vicente was
a considerate husband, she had found a shop that stocked familiar ingredients, and
beneath the trees of the park she almost felt at home.
Then winter came, and the park was buried
in snow. Malee spent her days sitting by the window, an exotic flower dying by slow,
cold degrees in a foreign land.
Chilling, literally so.
ReplyDeleteThe photo made me shiver.
DeleteNot the true love or lifestyle she was hoping for. Might get better in the summer though!
ReplyDeleteI hope it does, for both their sakes.
DeleteIt will be summer again.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope she can get through the winter still sane.
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DeleteTo be a mailorder bride i think she was better off than most... still I think coping with winter is not the best.
ReplyDeleteI met a mail order bride once - she was happier once she had a daughter.
DeleteI felt for her. My first winter in Spain came as a big shock. Someone told me then that Spain was a cold country with a hot sun. Nice take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteWinter in Tenerife can be cold too - though not as cold as England!
DeleteDear Lizzy,
ReplyDeleteI met a mail order bride once. Although she was from Russia so I don't think winters in the Midwest rattled her much. Good story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
The snow wouldn't bother her at all! I had Russian friends in Tenerife who couldn't believe the amount of sunshine.
DeleteNot all was as she pictured... but maybe it was still better than what she could have had?
ReplyDeleteShe probably viewed life in Europe through rose-tinted glasses.
DeleteBeautifully told take on the the prompt. Kudos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alicia.
DeleteWell done! Now I'll try to respond, though it's not easy crossing from WP to Blogspot. Messes up my Log in system.
ReplyDeleteWe here in North America hold "falling in love" so highly that an arrangement like this will seem sad. But there's a lot to be said for commitment, too. The weather she'll get used to. (Speaking as a Canadian who sees Spain as a tropical country.:) )
When friends from Guatemala arrived as refugees in Montreal in January, it was about -20 C and buried in snow. she looked around and said, "This isn't a country --- this is a deep freeze!" they now live in northern Alberta, much colder in Winter than Montreal.
Thanks for making the effort, Swallow. My younger son now lives in Canada and loves it. I have recently returned from Tenerife to England and prefer the climate here.
DeleteI'm sure this happens for real.
ReplyDeleteTo my certain knowledge, it does.
Deletegreat use of metaphor. well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you Plaridel.
DeleteThings can only get better. Can't they?
ReplyDeleteMy story is called Stardust
I am sure they will - Vicente is a nice man, so he'll help her settle.
DeleteOh, poor Malee! Lonely and isolated. Vincente needs to see how sad she is.
ReplyDeleteHe does - and she needs to tell him.
DeleteOh my..how incredibly sad.
ReplyDeleteTransplanted flowers always struggle to adapt.
DeleteI have hope that she will recover in the spring.
ReplyDeleteWith each new season, breathes new life.
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