Bittersweet
February 20, 2019 at 9:36 am 46 comments
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 22 February 2019
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Coming home was bittersweet. It brought back memories of the girl who inspired me to rise above my circumstances.
Her name was Rosabella. When we were kids, we were the best of friends. It didn’t matter that she was the village chief’s daughter.
Falling in love with her made me realize we had less in common. Her family was rich while mine was dirt poor. I started to drift away.
I left to work overseas. A decade later, I had saved enough money to start a business.
Rosabella was happily married now. I made it but lost her in return.
Entry filed under: Blogroll, Daily Post, friday fictioneers. Tags: 100-word challenge, fiction, love.
Musings of a Random Mind 
1.
notestowomen | February 20, 2019 at 11:11 am
Sad outcome.
2.
plaridel | February 20, 2019 at 6:41 pm
notestowomen:
i know, but such is life.
3.
csheldonblog | February 20, 2019 at 11:12 am
So many sad tales of love with this weeks Friday Fictioners…
4.
plaridel | February 20, 2019 at 6:41 pm
claire:
i wonder if it has to do with the weather. 🙂
5.
csheldonblog | February 21, 2019 at 1:00 am
Possibly
6.
plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 10:58 am
claire:
winter’s almost over. hopefully, it’ll keep the blues away and there’ll be more happy stories to tell. 🙂
7.
granonine | February 20, 2019 at 12:49 pm
Hindsight, so they say, is always clearer than foresight. Sad that he missed his opportunity with her.
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plaridel | February 20, 2019 at 6:41 pm
linda:
i totally agree.
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Iain Kelly | February 20, 2019 at 12:57 pm
Although he regrets it, I think he has more to be grateful for from his beginnings. It may not have worked out anyway between them.
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plaridel | February 20, 2019 at 6:40 pm
iain:
he made the right decision. it was unlikely things would work out because he didn’t have the right pedigree.
11.
lisarey1990 | February 20, 2019 at 2:19 pm
It’s sad for the main character that they never got the chance to see if things would have worked out between them. But maybe it’s meant to happen like this for a reason. Great read.
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plaridel | February 20, 2019 at 6:40 pm
lisa:
like they say, you can’t have it all.
13.
anuragbakhshi | February 20, 2019 at 8:46 pm
Sigh, life is ultimately just a series of tradeoffs.
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plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 11:00 am
anurag:
true indeed. sometimes you have to give up something to get something in return.
15.
Abhijit Ray | February 20, 2019 at 11:15 pm
Dream to attain Rosabella certainly made you realise your potential. Great last line, made life lost love. But love was unattainable with past life.
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plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 10:59 am
abhijit:
under the circumstances, he turned a negative situation into a positive one.
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draliman | February 21, 2019 at 1:38 am
Quite sad. Would he have been better off had he stayed?
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plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 10:58 am
draliman:
most unlikely.
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Sandra | February 21, 2019 at 2:58 am
Maybe she was lost to him anyway, even before he went away to become someone who he deemed to be worthy.
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plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 10:57 am
sandra:
yes, he knew it once he became more aware of the differences in their social background.
21.
rochellewisoff | February 21, 2019 at 3:59 am
Dear Plaridel,
I wonder what would’ve happened if he’d stayed. Well written story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
22.
plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 10:57 am
rochelle:
it would cause more heartaches for him if he’d stayed seeing the object of his love so close and yet beyond reach.
23.
Dale | February 21, 2019 at 8:40 am
Silly man, Maybe if he had been honest with her, he would have found out she would love him regardless and maybe even help him achieve his goals…
Such a waste.
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plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 10:57 am
dale:
since they didn’t belong to the same socioeconomic class, whatever feelings he had for her was doomed from the start.
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Keith's Ramblings | February 21, 2019 at 9:07 am
Perhaps it was never meant to be. Nice one Plaridel.
Click to read my FriFic tale!
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plaridel | February 21, 2019 at 10:56 am
keith:
the timing wasn’t right for it to blossom.
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Brenda's Thoughts | February 21, 2019 at 11:00 am
Rosabella was the impetus for him making a better life. It’s sad he didn’t end up with her, but he’ll do okay in the end I think. Nicely told!
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plaridel | February 22, 2019 at 9:14 am
brenda:
she was indeed the inspiration. for that, he’d forever be grateful.
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Dawn M. Miller | February 21, 2019 at 8:32 pm
Sometimes in love, like with so many things in life, it is all about the timing.
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plaridel | February 22, 2019 at 9:14 am
dawn:
true indeed. thank you for the thoughtful comment.
31.
James McEwan | February 22, 2019 at 5:39 am
I understand the moral of your story – strike while the iron is hot.
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plaridel | February 22, 2019 at 9:13 am
james:
i guess that’s one way of looking at it.
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4963andypop | February 22, 2019 at 7:19 am
Good thing he moved where he was appreciated for his merit, rather than his family’s money or status. Like the first house on your house hunt, your first love may give you an idea of things you like or dislike, the features, the area you want to live in, etc. But it’s rarely the one you end up staying with for life.
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plaridel | February 22, 2019 at 9:13 am
andrea:
well said. i appreciate the comment very much.
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pennygadd51 | February 23, 2019 at 7:11 am
I like your oblique take on the prompt.
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plaridel | February 24, 2019 at 10:51 pm
penny:
the roses reminded me of rosabella which means beautiful rose in english. 🙂
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Russell Gayer | February 24, 2019 at 4:42 am
Occasionally, I run into a woman I had a crush on in 7th grade.
It’s always interesting to look back and wonder “what if?”
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plaridel | February 24, 2019 at 10:50 pm
russell:
i know the feeling very well. i’d been there and done that. 🙂
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | February 24, 2019 at 11:55 am
That’s the sadness of it… but maybe in the end it was impossible… she couldn’t wait, he had to make it for himself.
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plaridel | February 24, 2019 at 10:50 pm
björn:
she was the right girl at the wrong time.
41.
gahlearner | February 24, 2019 at 1:38 pm
He did realize early that they didn’t have a lot in common, so maybe it was for the best.
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plaridel | February 24, 2019 at 10:50 pm
gahlearner:
under the circumstances, it was.
43.
Fatima Fakier | February 25, 2019 at 3:26 am
Perhaps it is enough that she served to spur him on to his financial success. Hopefully soon, he will meet his soulmate.
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plaridel | February 27, 2019 at 3:19 pm
fatima:
if he keeps on looking, eventually he will. 🙂
45.
Sascha Darlington | February 26, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Oh, this is indeed Bittersweet. Hopefully he finds someone deserving of his love.
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plaridel | February 27, 2019 at 3:18 pm
sascha:
the first thing is for him to realize that he has the right to love again.