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The Loud Silence

Posted by Ramya Shankar on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 in
She had always been the serene, non-troublesome, obedient and disciplined child that most parents wished for. She was all that everyone wanted her to be, not for herself, not for them, she never knew why. She was like a chameleon, disappearing into the background. Infact it took people a while to take in her presence while being in the same room as her.
The quiet child that she had been, nobody was able to point out with a precision as to when the silence had crept its way into her and rendered her mute. It had been a process in stealth. The surprising part was that the silence had never been accusing or intrusive. Neither had the silence been loud enough to acknowledge her presence. But the moment it arrived, it spread and consumed her.
Over years, the accusing silence blend itself into the surroundings and the physical presence was so meager that none realized when the eternal silence came. Much sooner than she anticipated. It all began and ended in an absolute zilch.

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20 Comments


niceeeeeee .. me likes! :)


Life comes at you fast.. for everything else you've got insurance.. ;)


Nice one!! :) especially liked the way it ended :)


seems hi-fi.... had to read twice...

but a nice ending


Cute oxymoron!!! :)


@ All,
Thanks and am glad u liked the ending and the oxymoron ! :)

Anonymous says:

Peeelings ! :(
There is more than one dimension that I see in this post!
U must repost ur gy3 article. A lot of them liked that

Anonymous says:

Beauuuuuteeful.. Loved it!


Nice one...the ending was good..


hey kadhai pathi ethum comments sollale....enna enakku kadhai puriyale :D, but i liked this line very yyyyyyy much

>>She was like a chameleon, disappearing into the background.

You gave a whole new meaning to descriptive Chameleon........... very cute :)


So nice:) n yes brilliant title!!


Ashwin,
Thats lost down in the archives, shall revive it sometime soon !

Sharanya???
Thanks :)

Shiv,
Thanks :)


Oliveoyl,
I loved this character too, took me a while to choose the line carefully coz her silence isn't accusing nor is demanding attention !


RS,
Not eggjaatly a kadhai, but just a character writeup. Glad u liked that line.

Kiki,
Thanks ma! :)


Without sounding too cliched......

Beautiful. Succinct.

Nething to with your life or someone you know???


so what does it take to make her come out of her shell...Or is she of the opinion that solitude is better than bad company


nice di! nice!


Seems like your posts are slowly getting heavier and heavier by the day.


luv it!

Keshi.


Aditya,
Thanks and no, its purely fiction !

seriously_frivolous,
Maybe some attention towards her would do a world of good?!

Moni & Keshi
Thanks :)

Manoj,
back after a long while?? Heavier? Maybe!

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