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BALCONY SCENE

 BALCONY SCENE

They met in a nightclub, hardly enough light to see each other and definitely too loud for conversation, but somehow their relationship flourished.

Then his parents found out he was seeing a girl from the estates, her parents refused to allow her out with ‘that rich kid’, and they were reduced to WhatsApp.

Desperate, her parents lied, telling her he was engaged to another girl. She sent him a farewell message and jumped from the balcony. He arrived as the ambulance drove away.

A month later he was found under a bridge, syringe dangling from his lifeless arm.

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It had to be a Romeo and Juliet story with that balcony, didn't it? Thanks to Lisa Fox for the image which prompted the story, and to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers on her blog https://rochellewisoff.com/  where you can find a link to other short stories.

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16 comments:

  1. Iain Kelly16/02/2023, 18:04

    A tragedy worthy of Shakespeare indeed.

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    1. Anonymous17/02/2023, 17:20

      I hope so - I stole the story-line from him!

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  2. Anonymous16/02/2023, 21:36

    Such a repeat of history and abuse of young women. Poor children.

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    1. Anonymous17/02/2023, 23:52

      Parents are still putting their own prejudices on children.

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  3. Neil MacDonald17/02/2023, 00:16

    If only she'd considered that her parents might lie

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    1. Anonymous17/02/2023, 23:53

      Saddest words in the English language - if only.

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  4. JadeLi17/02/2023, 03:19

    Lots of dark happenings going on with that building's corner. Parents should *never* lie to their kids!

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    1. Anonymous18/02/2023, 07:53

      True, they shouldn't, but they do.

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  5. Angela17/02/2023, 11:23

    such a tragedy :(

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  6. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields18/02/2023, 10:26

    Dear Liz,

    Well written tragedy.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  7. Anonymous18/02/2023, 20:03

    truly sad. sometimes the best intentions don't generate positive results. :( -plaridel

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    1. Anonymous19/02/2023, 09:07

      Young love can be far too intense for rational thought.

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  8. Anonymous19/02/2023, 00:22

    How sad. I wish it could have ended better. Well done.

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    1. Anonymous22/02/2023, 22:25

      Thank you - it was inevitable really,

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