Destruction

 

Day One- NaPoWriMo-2022

 Prompt: Prose Poetry

She was dead tired. She just wanted to take a hot shower, change her clothes, eat some dinner, and hit the sack. Suddenly, the shrill sound of the mobile phone gets her goatee. It was her sister on the line, "Hello, get dressed. I am coming to pick you up. We are going to Eliz's place". She lost her cool and shouted," Why now? It is so late. Can't we visit her tomorrow?". Her sister replied." Nope! I will be there in 10 minutes."  She was zapped. Why were they meeting Eliz so late? She hasn't seen Eliz for decades and now her sister pushes her for a rendezvous with a childhood friend at a godforsaken hour.

There was no other option. She got ready in a simple salwar and waited. There her sister was in the driver's seat looking smug and mysterious. The surprise awaited at the other end. It was Eliz's husband Leon's birthday. She remembered Leon as a young kid in school. He was thin and clumsy. Now he wore glasses and looked like a giant and very handsome. His elder brother was her classmate and a childhood friend too. Eliz hasn't changed much. She was still pretty and lovely even in her 40s. The house was full of childhood buddies and old neighbors from her tiny village. Many sported salt and pepper and beer-filled paunches  Leon and his team (Messi fan club) cut the cake. There was such camaraderie all around. The food was scrumptious. Especially, sandwiches, pudding, and caramel. She forgot how tired she was in her friends' company. By the time they reached home, it was already past 2am.

That same night she heard the crashing sound of the beautiful coconut trees in front of her house getting sacrificed to make way for the monstrous flyover.

Participating in : NaPoWriMo-2022