Forever young

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“Remember this place?” Andy said, spreading his arms out over the cobblestone streets.

Delilah marveled at his crinkle-free eyes. As hazel as the day they met forty years ago. A pair of women in strappy dresses smiled brazenly at Andy. Boldly flirtatious. So different from her day. She wasn’t mad. They assumed she was his mother. How were they to know Andy stopped aging at twenty-five?

Miraculous, the doctors had said.

“How could I forget? This is where we first met.”

“You mean when you almost bumped me over with your scooter!” Together they laughed, eyes shining and hearts fluttering.

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  1. Abhijit Ray avatar
    Abhijit Ray

    Andy is one lucky man, staying forever young.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Age is a state of mind too. 😉

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  2. pennygadd51 avatar
    pennygadd51

    How joyful that Andy still loves Delilah so romantically, despite now seeming so much younger. Lovely story, Fatima!

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      It was this enduring love that I wanted to portray. The youthfulness of their love. Thank you, Penny dear.

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  3. Nobbinmaug avatar
    Nobbinmaug

    I’m planning on staying forever young. I just hope my body goes along with the plan.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Haha! Our bodies can be so uncooperative in such plans. Thank you for reading!

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      1. Nobbinmaug avatar
        Nobbinmaug

        I know. What’s their problem?

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  4. Iain Kelly avatar
    Iain Kelly

    I wonder if age will one day come between them, but for now, it’s a sweet romance 🙂

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      I think it will be till death-do-us-part. They’ve lasted forty years already. Thank you, Iain.

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  5. theministryofshrawleywalks avatar
    theministryofshrawleywalks

    What a curious story, a really good idea like Benjamin Button, by the way I love the photo on the title page of your blog, is that in india?

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      It was inspired by Benjamin Button. I like the exploration that tests the boundaries of love. I actually too the header photo while I was in Venice, Italy. Was such a curious-looking place that I had to snap a pic.

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  6. plaridel avatar
    plaridel

    i didn’t expect the twist. i should have paid more attention to the title before reading your story. 🙂

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      I’m glad I managed to surprise you!

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  7. Dale avatar
    Dale

    Love is love…

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Precisely, the message of my story. Thank you, Dale.

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  8. Keith's Ramblings avatar
    Keith’s Ramblings

    He’s using more than just moisture cream! Whatever it is, I want some!

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      I hear you, Keith. Ageing ain’t happening as gracefully as I imagined it would. 😉

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  9. Jade M. Wong avatar
    Jade M. Wong

    Hmm I don’t know if miraculous is the right word for it. Seems like a lonely curse, never aging while the woman he loves does age and eventually dies, I’m sure 😦

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      You are so right, Jade. Perhaps that’s why he loves her and stays with her. I think his illness does cause his death eventually. Just he never looks old. Thank you, Jade.

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  10. rochellewisoff avatar
    rochellewisoff

    Dear Fatima,

    Intriguing story. Lucky Andy. Nicely done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Thank you, Rochelle.

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  11. gahlearner avatar
    gahlearner

    This is lovely, but I see trouble in the future. Not from him, but how long will she be ok with getting old and wrinkly and him just staying as he was?

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Those are the challenges they are currently facing. The tests are coming from outside perspectives in the form of pressures to conform to what is acceptable or normal. But if they remain true to their feelings for each other, maybe they’ll find a way.

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  12. 4963andypop avatar
    4963andypop

    Calls to mind Oscar Wilde’s A Picture of Dorian Gray, in which the title character never ages but his portrait shows every degradation of his character over time. It seems more of a curse than a blessing, to stay young alone.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Oooh! That sounds intriguing. You are so right. It challenges our beliefs about ageing and we find that life is valuable precisely because it ends. Because nothing stays the same, everything has value.

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  13. patrickprinsloo avatar
    patrickprinsloo

    I want to know his secret. Lovely love story.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Well it’s no secret. In his case, he has a curious disease where he never ages. Thank you for reading, Patrick!

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  14. patrickprinsloo avatar
    patrickprinsloo

    I want to be young like Andy. What’s his secret?

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Unfortunately, a rare disease in his case…

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  15. granonine avatar
    granonine

    Very unusual take. I don’t know–never aging, while you watch the one you love grow older? Seems he’s in for a long string of relationships 🙂

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Makes us value a single committed relationship all the more, doesn’t it?

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      1. granonine avatar
        granonine

        For sure!

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  16. Margaret avatar
    Margaret

    Never getting older would be a mixed blessing. So far so good, but their future looks bleak, I think.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      They’ve survived forty years, and hopefully it will last till the end. Not without is social challenges. And inner conflict. Thank you for reading, Margaret.

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  17. Violet Lentz avatar
    Violet Lentz

    That would make me most uncomfortable. I hope she fairs better with him not aging that I would. Very original write..

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      It certainly will have its challenges. Thank you for reading, Violet.

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  18. subroto avatar
    subroto

    An intriguing but sweet story. Seems their love has survived her aging and his tryst with immortality.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Love has no boundaries. Only humans do. Thank you, Subroto.

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  19. Alice Audrey avatar
    Alice Audrey

    It’s sweet that she doesn’t seem to resent him for not aging.

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  20. Rody Davis Jr avatar
    Rody Davis Jr

    This is awesoome

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar
      Fatima Fakier

      Glad you think so! Thank you, Rody.

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