We celebrate Victory Day, the day World War 2 ended.
A victory hard won. More than deserved.
But winning had its ruins too.
***
The coffee--
Untouched.
The mobile screen lights.
Fine cutlery
One. Hard. Bang.
He wants--
Victory. .
***
Loud words.
Then--
Silence.
Their blades--
Cut.
He wins.
But silence swells.
Fills the room.
As he backs--
Away.
***
A dining chair.
Empty.
My heart--
Blank.
No movement
From his room.
The silence--
Rings.
***
The battle--
Won.
The argument--
Finished.
His room-
Vacant
Victory--
Blank
Space
***
For Mikeydred's May Challenge
Mirrors of the Mind is a collection of psychological and supernatural short stories that explore the quiet unease beneath ordinary moments. These are not tales of spectacle, but of subtle fracture — where memory distorts, silence speaks, and the self is not always singular. In these stories, what is unseen often carries the greatest weight, and what lingers is not what is shown, but what is felt.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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