Short:Homecoming

Seth was an avid photographer, so Eve thought to take a look at the photos of his trip whilst waiting for him.

She quickly flicked through the photos in his digital camera. "Ooh, lots of beautiful landscapes. He's definitely improving! His photos turn out better and better every time", she thought to herself. As Eve photo-surfed, something out of the ordinary caught her eye. Something that was indefinable, something incomprehensible.

She started clicking back to the photos she just passed. "Oh.. my.. god..", Eve began. Staring back at her from the 2.5 inch LCD screen was a girl. The girl had long, flowing brunette hair with big, longing eyes, flawless skin, and a smile upturned at the corners. Her beauty was captivating. But what held Eve's attention was the face of the man next to the girl, kissing those flawless cheeks. He had the familiar brown tousled hair that Eve could recognise from afar. His lips and his nose were pressed against her cheeks. His eyes were tightly closed, seemingly in ecstasy.

Eve took a moment to comprehend what her eyes were telling her. Realising what she had just seen, she quickly flipped through all the photos in his camera. Slowly the photos of them together emerged. At first there was only a photo here and there. But as Eve kept clicking, she found more photos of them together with increasing regularity. What seemed like an innocent travelling holiday only seconds ago, now revealed itself to Eve as an opportune vehicle for Seth's adulterous behaviour.

How strange that only a few hours ago, Eve could not wait to spend the day with Seth. Now the mere thought of looking at his face disgusted her. No longer can she see the man she once loved and once thought loved her. His deceitful and insincere nature cut her to her very soul. The image of that girl burned in her mind's eye. The once captivating smile transformed into a smug look, as if to say to Eve, "I have Seth, what are you going to do about it?".

And just at that instant, Seth came out of the bathroom and asked, "What're you looking like that for?".

Short:Homecoming

Eve drove down the highway in her little red Mini. She sang along to one of her favorite songs, 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong. Could life be any more perfect, she thought to herself.

She finally arrived at Seth's place. His parents picked him up from the airport just minutes ago, and she could see a figure moving in Seth's bedroom. Her heart pounded with excitement as she felt the joy of seeing him again. She knocked on the front door, and caught her breath when he opened it. "I'm so happy to see you", she said, "I missed you soo much! Don't ever leave me again!". "I won't, I'm happy to see you too", he replied.

Eve thought something was a little different in Seth, something was not right. He was smiling, and yet he seemed anxious about something. Eve brushed it aside, she was too overjoyed at the sight of her one and only. "Take a shower first", Eve said, "When you finish we can have the cheesecake and talk about your trip". Seth began to argue but thought better of it and went to take his shower.

Eve decided to help unpack Seth's luggage while she waited. As she unzipped the bag and started taking out his clothes, she noticed his camera lying amonst the dirty clothes.

Short:Homecoming

Today is the 7th of July. A day that Eve had been eagerly awaiting. This would be the day he would come back. His name is Seth. They have been together for five years. But in the last three months, they were physically separated from each other. Seth decided to go on vacation and satisfy his travel bug before settling down to work. Eve was supposed to go with him. But as luck would have it, she could not leave her duties at home.

And so a pseudo-long-distance relationship began the moment Seth and Eve parted from each other on his last night. To Eve, three months felt like three centuries. Each day she thought a little about Seth, hoping he would keep safe and return to her as he promised. Now the day of his return finally arrived. She dreamt of this day for so long, planning a cosy get-together at his house to welcome him home.

She bought his favorite dessert, a sticky date pudding, and placed it in the oven to keep it warm. She wore the skirt and top that he liked so much on her. "Everything will be perfect for your return Seth", she thought, "Nothing on this earth can ruin a day like today."

Extra! Extra!

I've decided to make better use of this blogspace.
Unfortunately this honeypot blog wasn't too inviting or noticeable enough for those people I know who tried to search for my real blog.

So I thought I should just use this blog to try and achieve what I initially set out to do: improve my writing skills.

From now on I'm just going to post some fictional stories, thoughts, soliloquies if you will and anything else that strikes my creative fancy.

Feel free to comment if you love it, hate it or have no opinion at all.

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