Photo Prompt @ Rochelle Wisoff
She stopped at a gift shop in the airport. She was looking for a gift for Amy, who she was going to visit.
Amy, her friend, wasn’t as welcoming as
usual. Amy didn’t seem herself and it was an uncomfortable visit. Amy was
critical and cold. She left two days early. After she got home, they didn’t
talk again.
Several years passed. She ran into Clifton,
another friend from graduate school. She found out Amy had been diagnosed with
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now she understood her criticism.
Twenty years later, she still thought of Amy. The two friends never spoke again.
Thanks to Rochelle for hosting #FridayFictioneers!
The Write Scribe 
But they live on in each other’s memories
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Yes and hopefully can remember the good things about each other.
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Such a shame. If only she’d known.
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I’m curious about the coldness and criticism coming with the OCD. Perhaps Amy was critical because her old friend wasn’t as neat as Amy? Or was she disorganized? Seems to me there’s something else going on here, but perhaps that’s just because of my background as a therapist.
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This is Granonie, by the way. Forgot to sign in.
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Could be something else is going on, but I only had 100 words!
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What a sad story. Good memories are nice to have but when the last memory is such an awkward one, it’ll always be sad for her. Maybe Amy couldn’t help herself and was ashamed to be seen like that at the same time.
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how sad, but life has to go on.
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it can take years to understand people which is why we all need to be generous with compassion.
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Emotional detachment is difficult when friends just don’t communication. Strong stuff.
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sad to lose a friend like that
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Oh, a sad story. Misunderstandings will occur when we don’t know people’s full story.
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It is so easy to not see what is going on in the back ground…
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It is? Enlighten me!
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That was extremely sad. What a shame the two friends were unable to speak from heart.
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that was an epic tale. We’ll done.
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Thank you!
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I often contemplate our ability to drift apart, or our inability to keep in touch. It’s insane how the tiniest things can drive a wedge between people or time can create canyons.
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I often contemplate our ability to drift apart, or our inability to keep in touch. It’s insane how the tiniest things can drive a wedge between people or time can create canyons.
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I absolutely agree with you!
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Nicely done. It’s only in hindsight and with new knowledge that past behaviour can be properly understood. Still, it’s a shame it ever gets to that point. I
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