The Art Of Letting Go.

TAOLG 6.

Nothing changed. Everything was the same, except some things were just alarmingly growing. Like the love between Danny and Tatia, and my love for Danny.

I swear I tried. I tried to keep him at a distance so that it wouldn't be so hard to see him break me. But he was already doing it, and I could do nothing about it. I tried to cut Danny out of my life. I ignored him when he visited my room and I hardly talked to him. But everytime he would call me to ask something about Tatia and I seem to fall in love with him all over again. Seriously, Danny sounded like a high school girl in love. And no matter how angry or pissed off I was, he would always say something totally stupid and make me laugh. And my heart would melt, again. Always.

That wasn't a good thing, you see. Life was so cruel that I had to face such situations right in front of my eyes. I wanted Danny to go out of my life, but I just couldn't do it. He was a person that I was quite addicted too. Even if he loved my sister more.

A knock on the jolted me up and my mother came in with a letter in her hand. I was ill dressed and wasting time sleeping in bed, for it was a Sunday.

"For you," she handed me the sealed envelope and silently made her way out. My mother wasn't really a talkative person. She was silent. But if she likes you, warn you, she'll never leave you without at least ten of her jokes. She looked the same like Tatia; same hair, same eyes. I was more like my dad. Nevertheless, I opened the letter.

Dear Nicole Hendrix,

We are pleased to inform you that the short story 'Fragile' you sent in for the competition has been highly appreciated by the judges and shortlisted for the the final.

It would be a pleasure to have your presence on the prize distribution ceremony. The details have been enclosed with this letter.

Thinking you,

Helena Coleman

[R. C. Publications]

And I swear, as I read and reread the letter again and again, it was the best thing that had ever happened to me in the past few months.

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