Short Story: Sasha´s Lifestyle

As a young man growing up in Moscow, Sasha was always obsessed with perfection. Sasha carefully considered every move he made from the clothes he wore to the remarks he made at the dinner table. His life was as well balanced and precisely put together as the finest wristwatch. Even though Sasha’s life appears as a picture of perfection to most, Sasha still considers his life imperfect.

This obsessive need for perfection plays an important role throughout Sasha’s life. Although Sasha’s decisions are perfect, the time he spends making the decisions affects his relationships with his family and friends. He often wishes he had more time to focus on the significant things in life. Unknown to Sasha this dream will be made a reality through the inheritance of his distanced grandfathers pocket watch.

Throughout his life, Sasha wasn’t close to any immediate relatives. Sasha’s mom, Sienna experienced a great amount of both difficulty and happiness as a young child. At the age of eight Sienna’s parents were no longer in love and fought for the only important thing left in both of their life’s, Sienna. Following the turmoil of her parent’s separation, Sienna’s mother became the solitary guardian of her. Life was often secluded and challenging for Sienna and her mother. Although, Sienna and her father promised to keep in touch, he was no longer apart of her life, once he became an alcoholic.

Sienna’s father’s loneliness often reminded him of the love he had for his daughter Sienna. As he is not long for this world, he seeks the love of Sienna’s only son, Sasha. Although, Sasha’s grandfather wants to connect with him, his life long alcoholism causes his condition to worsen resulting in the loss of his life. Sadly his death came before his...

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...m. The watch shows him images of the joy his loved ones experienced just through the extra time he spends with them. These images of his loved ones joy moved Sasha greatly. He realizes that life is like a ticking clock; one does not have all the time in the world to make a perfect decision. Life is about more than making the perfect decision; life is about the experience of making mistakes and spending time with the people you love.

Sasha carefully lays the watch he once held so dear on his nightstand. With a great sense of relief, he leaves the prison that was his desire for perfection behind. The watch returns Sasha back to the following hour. From this point forward Sasha carries the pocket watch with him, as a constant reminder that life isn’t always about making perfect decisions, but making decisions and living with the consequences whatever they might be.