Hope and Kindness

Why me?” Gloria asked as tears crawled down unwillingly. “How did you know I wanted to end it all?”

Barbara … hugged her tightly and said, “The … last time I saw that look, it was in the mirror staring back at me. I have been pushed to the edge so many times, that I can walk into a room full of people and connect to their sorrow and pain.” Barbara released Gloria from her embrace, grabbed eye contact and continued, “I felt their happiness too, but it was never enough.”

“What stopped you from going over?” Gloria asked, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

As the memories overflowed, like a river overflowing its banks after a long drought, Barbara smiled and revealed, … “Someone … was relying on my kindness to go on.” If the kindness of strangers gives someone with nothing hope, then … what about me? Who gave you hope when you were about to fall over the edge? Tag and thank them today.

Annelise Lords

All pictures in this medium were taken by the author. Thank you for reading my story. I hope you enjoyed it. Below are links to other stories.

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