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Freedom of Choice

May 22, 2022 22 Comments

By Malvina

Free will is a gift, and we live as our hearts desire. Forever hippies, taboo’s foes, we say love is our God, and believe that babies bring an end to liberty. Childfree, we run away, just the two of us. This is our choice and nobody should judge us. Nobody should care.

Then the two of us jam into the van in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere. Two bottles of wine drain empty as cheesy radio songs melt our minds together. You forget your pills; I forget my rubbers, and the choice is no longer ours.

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  1. Chieh says

    May 22, 2022 at 8:26 am

    Did these two people end their lives? What do “rubbers” mean here?

    The voice at the beginning sounds a bit assertive, confident, but in the end they were just humans talking about things they wished to be but couldn’t make them go their way. The last line struck a chord…

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    • Malvina says

      May 23, 2022 at 6:24 am

      Thank you for reading, Chieh! Indeed, the voice changes when the main character’s mind shifts from surprise. You noticed it, how lovely.

      Reply
  2. Stella says

    May 22, 2022 at 8:30 am

    Rubbers are condoms in USA. Their choice of being child free is no longer.

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    • Chieh says

      May 22, 2022 at 10:38 am

      Haha, I see. That changes how I interpret it! That’s when we call them “accidents”. Lol

      Reply
  3. Misha Gro says

    May 22, 2022 at 8:41 am

    Hey, I love how it goes. The end struck me though, gave some food for brains.

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  4. Eugene says

    May 23, 2022 at 6:14 am

    Very deep context. This story has layers. What is human’s freedom? Good question, bravo!

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    • Malvina says

      May 23, 2022 at 6:20 am

      Thanks, bro. Your thoughts count!

      Reply
  5. Claus says

    May 23, 2022 at 6:22 am

    It’s amazing how much you’ve been able to portrait with such few words.

    Chapeau!

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    • Malvina says

      May 23, 2022 at 6:26 am

      Hey, Claus. Thanks for being with my story, and for your thoughts on it 🙂

      Reply
  6. Teresa Renton says

    May 23, 2022 at 7:12 am

    Nicely done! For me, it illuminates the self-assurance of youth and the lesson that our ability to control our destiny at all times is rather more complicated.

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    • Malvina says

      May 24, 2022 at 9:45 am

      Teresa, hi! Million of thanks and smiles for being with my story

      Reply
  7. Linda says

    May 23, 2022 at 8:00 am

    I was hooked from the start. “Forever hippies, taboo’s foes.”

    Your brief words packed a punch. I felt that freedom of youth- flowers in my hair, braless, defying the establishment. Then, bam,
    “… bottles of wine drain empty… cheesy radio songs melt our minds together,” life alters in a mere moment.
    Brief, yet poignant. Bravo!

    Reply
    • Malvina says

      May 24, 2022 at 9:42 am

      Many thanks, Linda. I’m touched by your comment ??

      Reply
    • Malvina says

      May 24, 2022 at 9:43 am

      Sorry, there was supposed to be emoji not ?? 😀

      Reply
  8. Lynn Nicholas says

    May 23, 2022 at 10:05 am

    This is excellent! We plan; the gods laugh.

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    • Malvina says

      May 24, 2022 at 9:40 am

      Yes, exactly! Thank you ?

      Reply
  9. Cam Petrie says

    May 23, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    Why choose if you can’t actually choose?

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    • Cam Petrie says

      May 24, 2022 at 1:21 am

      I see it now. I thought the first paragraph was about them getting an abortion. Clarified on my own! Clever story!

      Reply
    • Malvina says

      May 24, 2022 at 9:40 am

      I think we choose every second of our lives, we just don’t realize it or don’t want to bother, then have to deal with the consequences.

      Reply
      • Cam Petrie says

        May 24, 2022 at 12:51 pm

        I completely agree. Awesome work.

        Reply
  10. Gigi says

    May 25, 2022 at 11:15 am

    Great story! I liked it.

    I see it as the 60s where everyone was ‘free’ and everyone made their own choices. Then came the time when a baby came into the picture and abortion was not the choice. Thank you for growing up!

    Reply
  11. jhjones says

    May 26, 2022 at 5:50 am

    I like the contrast that you drew. Well done!

    Reply

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