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A woman stood on the train station platform. Her name was Mrs. Nora Jones.
If one were to describe her, one might call upon a raven for comparison. Nora stood stick straight, thin black stockinged legs sticking out from underneath a heavy black coat. But that was where the metaphorical likeness ended.
Because, although she was clothed all in black, right down to her hair, Nora was a veritable ray of sunshine. Peppy with energy and eagerness, she leaned back in her sensible black shoes, swinging her bag as she waited for the train.
Nora was just considering a jaunt down the station platform when from down the tracks the issued the horn of an arriving train.
Nora squealed with excitement, dancing in place. She noticed an elderly couple waiting not a few feet away. The woman had a carpet bag at her feet and held her husband's arm with the comfort that only several decades of company could provide. Snuggled up close, she had one arm around his, the other on his shoulder companionably.
Mrs. Jones smiled at them brightly. "Isn't it all so exciting?" She remarked. "I can hardly wait for the train to stop and the trip to begin!"
The couple chuckled at her eagerness, the wrinkles of the old woman's smile revealing tenderness and a gentle demeanor. "It is very exciting," she agreed. "Is this your first trip?" she asked.
Nora nodded eagerly. "I've always lived in the New England area," she explained. "And now I'm going to Rome! There's so much I want to see."
The old woman blinked and shared a look with her husband. "You're not going all by yourself, are you miss? Do you have a husband with you, perhaps? Or a brother?"
Nora clasped her hands wistfully and brushed away an imaginary tear. "Ah, if only I were so fortunate. You see," she laid two large mournful eyes on the couple, "I'm a poor widow. I lost my dear, dear husband this year."
The elderly woman gasped with sympathy. "Oh I'm so sorry to hear that! I can't imagine how hard it must be to bear such a burden." She glanced at her husband. "The thought of losing dear Hubert is about the worst thing I can conceive."
Nora nodded along with the woman. "It is. It is indeed the worst experience a married person can go through." She laid a hand on her cheek, head tilted to the side in forlornment. "And what's worse is I'm an orphan by birth as well. My dear husband was all I had in this world, which I why I decided to go on this trip. To ease my aching heart and give distraction to my tremulous soul."
"Oh dear," the old woman sputtered. "Well this just won't do!" She exclaimed."You must join us." She looked back at her husband, who had opened his mouth to protest at the statement. "We can't leave the poor thing all by herself. She's a widow," she declared. She turned back to Nora. "I'm afraid we're only going as far as Boston, but you simply must join us for the train ride." She reached out and clasped Nora's hands.
Nora's eye lit up with delight. "I would be delighted to join the both of you!" she said with a giddy smile.
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40th Anniversary
40 years ago today, the lovely Mrs. Laurie married me, and I’ve been trying to convince her what a mistake she made ever since. But she stuck around and is the kindest, most patient, forgiving, good-humored, angelic, loving human I’ve ever known, and I’m truly blessed to live life with her.
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weddinganniversary #40years #mrslaurie
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i will... follow you down the sick drain... when i lean on, on the sink... don't worry, don't worry... don't worry baby... you will, you will never stink so bad.......
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not enough people are torchwood fans in 2023. like, if this shit was airing now instead of like sixteen years ago then tumblr gays would be eating this shit up. if the big finish stuff was more easily available, people would probably also be eating it up. janto and jyler would be a ship war (a heavily to one side ship war, but a ship war nonetheless). the colchester-price fans would be happily eating popcorn at the side. everyone would be an orr and tosh fan. gwen and yvonne would be tumblr sexywomen. there'd be people picking out everything burn gorman has ever been in. there would be essays about why ng should/shouldn't be hated. andy davidson would still be lurking in the background. myfanwy would have more canon appearances.
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Someone ik said that they don't like Heartstopper because "it's cinge and immature". My brother in Christ, they're 15/16! It's almost like 15-16 year-olds don't want to discuss how much money they're gonna put in their joint account for paying off their mortgage. Of course they're gonna want to make out every other second. Of course they're gonna get distracted by the sheer excitement of having a partner. I stg, sex, nudity and substance abuse has been so normalised in teen shows that people nowadays forget how an average teenager acts.
Plus, if you think that Heartstopper is immature then I'm pretty sure you haven't watched the show. The show LITERALLY deals with topics like bullying, depression, trauma, sh, societal expectations, eating disorder, OCD and MUCH MORE!
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