One day
Someone will read this story
And wonder
What the hell happened here?
One day
They’ll reach Chapter 8
And say
“It can’t possibly get worse than this.”
One day
They’ll put the story down in disgust.
They’ll say
“Didn’t they consider dropping this altogether?”
One day
They will give up on me
My story
And go on with theirs, forgetting it.
But one day
Someone will pick up my story
And they’ll say
“I am amazed they made it this far.”
And one day
They will reach the end of my story
They’ll say
“I’m glad I stuck it out to the end.”
And
If that’s you, I owe you a drink.
“If that’s you, I owe you a drink.” Is the last line in the book Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Seabastian.
I really enjoyed the way you worked this text prompt into the context of your own story. It works well to convey the idea that we all have stories to tell. Love your last lines: “I’m glad I stuck it out to the end/and/it that’s you, I owe you a drink.”