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Checkmate – Subroto Pant

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  • — 17 Oct, 2015 at 4:00 pm

Checkmate

Subroto Pant

Sinnamon Park, Queensland

Australia

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Picture It Competition Entry – Picture B

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They visited me again this evening, asking the same questions, probing, peeping and prying.

I could see it in their eyes that they were on the hunt.

Me, immutable in my grief asking them questions too. It is a game of chess really, with moves and countermoves. Till that decisive move finishes the game.

She went behind me—her move.

I read her messages—my move.

She declares her adoration to me after meeting him—her move.

I take her out to the waterfall—my move.

In grief I contort my face, ‘I miss her so much officers.’

Check mate.

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  1. Demelza says:
    October 19, 2015 at 7:14 am

    short and sweet – very clever

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    • subroto says:
      October 20, 2015 at 5:32 pm

      Thank you Demelza,

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  2. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields says:
    October 23, 2015 at 4:26 am

    Dear Subroto,

    Concise, fast paced and powerful writing. Well done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    • Subroto says:
      October 27, 2015 at 9:23 pm

      Thank you Rochelle, I am glad you liked it.

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  3. Shyam Agarwal says:
    August 7, 2018 at 1:25 pm

    Nice…

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