Five Beginnings

Five Beginnings “I don’t know what we’re supposed to do next.” Loveless, we sat down together to our evening meal. It wasn’t until I collect by bag at the airport that I realised I didn’t love him anymore. The fridge started to gurgle. He let me stroke his hair, unlike my daughter who enjoyed my attention and touch. with one of these Five Middles He knew it as well as I did that we hadn’t laughed in a long, long time. I can’t do it. I can’t do it. I just can’t wake to another day of the mundane. “You really are the spitting image of him” I said, whilst straightening his tie and top button. Bang. Five years ago, I never would have predicted that this would have been my life. could lead up to which of these Fives Endings? I mean, the obituary in the newspaper didn’t even get the date that she died correct. All was well now. In hindsight, I just should not have said that I would. He faltered, like a new born calf taking its first slippy steps. “This is what it’s all been leading up to.”