Synopsis
Lisa gazed out over the Caribbean Sea. She had married James right here on this spot three years ago to the day. But that seemed such a long time ago now. A lot can change in just a few years - a lot of heartache can change a person and drive a wedge through the strongest ties, break even the deepest love.
Lisa sensed the man approaching even before she turned around. She looked at him and felt the instant spark of connection she had only experienced once before. It felt like meeting a long lost friend not a stranger on a strange beach. They talked of why they were here and finally, against her judgement, Lisa opened up about her heartache of the past year and how events had led her back to the place where she had married the only man she believed she could ever love. She told him of things that had been locked deep inside her, able to tell no one. She told him how she had felt after she had lost her baby.
She was six months pregnant and the happiest she had ever been when the pains had started. She was staying with her mother as James was working out of town. He hadn't made it back in time. She hated him then, for not being there, for not hurting as much as her but most of all for looking so much like the tiny baby boy that she held for just three hours before the took him away. Lisa felt the unbearable burden begin to lift from her, only a bit but it was a start. She began to believe that maybe she had a future after all and maybe it could be with this man.
Actually, the man is Lisa’s husband. They had come here to dissolve their marriage but maybe there was hope. Lisa stood up and took James by the hand and led him away from the bar towards the beech where they had made their vows to each other three years ago. Then, Lisa would cancel their divorce.
I like this story because its description of the scene and feelings of the lovers when they promised each other by the sea. It’s really as if in paradise. I loved how the story was able to portray a couple who get married and then split up then get together again.
To my mind, this story has deep moral. It teaches us that no matter how hard life can be, you should always find a way out and always hope in making up and forgiving each other.
Lisa gazed out over the Caribbean Sea. She had married James right here on this spot three years ago to the day. But that seemed such a long time ago now. A lot can change in just a few years - a lot of heartache can change a person and drive a wedge through the strongest ties, break even the deepest love.
Lisa sensed the man approaching even before she turned around. She looked at him and felt the instant spark of connection she had only experienced once before. It felt like meeting a long lost friend not a stranger on a strange beach. They talked of why they were here and finally, against her judgement, Lisa opened up about her heartache of the past year and how events had led her back to the place where she had married the only man she believed she could ever love. She told him of things that had been locked deep inside her, able to tell no one. She told him how she had felt after she had lost her baby.
She was six months pregnant and the happiest she had ever been when the pains had started. She was staying with her mother as James was working out of town. He hadn't made it back in time. She hated him then, for not being there, for not hurting as much as her but most of all for looking so much like the tiny baby boy that she held for just three hours before the took him away. Lisa felt the unbearable burden begin to lift from her, only a bit but it was a start. She began to believe that maybe she had a future after all and maybe it could be with this man.
Actually, the man is Lisa’s husband. They had come here to dissolve their marriage but maybe there was hope. Lisa stood up and took James by the hand and led him away from the bar towards the beech where they had made their vows to each other three years ago. Then, Lisa would cancel their divorce.
I like this story because its description of the scene and feelings of the lovers when they promised each other by the sea. It’s really as if in paradise. I loved how the story was able to portray a couple who get married and then split up then get together again.
To my mind, this story has deep moral. It teaches us that no matter how hard life can be, you should always find a way out and always hope in making up and forgiving each other.
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