Flash Fiction- 2 Stories

My attempts at flash fiction. 

1.  She loved dressing up for him. The wrinkles on her face were however getting difficult to
    hide. 
   He smiled down from the picture on the wall. The same broad smile which made her happy 
   everyday.


2.  Exchanging garlands amidst a hundred eyes & shehnai music,
    They looked content & happy as life inside her stirred

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