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| Photograph source: Jan Wayne Fields |
“Ah!
The ink has again dried up!”
She
stretched out to open the top drawer. It was empty.
“Where
did I keep it?”
She
stood up and frantically started looking in the smaller drawers. Empty. Her
panic turned into a nervous wreck. She looked inside the chambers. Nothing! She
threw the book kept on top of the table. Along with it, crashed the photo-frame as well. That’s when she
saw the knife.
“Oh!
There you are! How could I forget?! Damn me!”
Then,
she took the knife, sliced her wrist and filled up her ink pot.
“What
should I write about today?
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Short story written for Friday Fictioneers. You can check out the other brilliant contributions this week here.
This was a pretty smart story - a great twist. I didn't understand 'the book kept' but it didn't detract from the story.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra. That was a typo that you pointed out. It has been corrected now.
DeleteAlways keep the wrist opener next to the letter opener. That way, you remember! :-)
ReplyDeleteI will pass on your tip ;) :)
DeleteSome of us feel that we really are writing in blood sometimes!
ReplyDeleteVery true! I couldn't agree more! :)
DeleteI guess you could say that this is a case of writing being in her blood. .
ReplyDeleteRandy
Very much Randy.
DeleteDear Ankush,
ReplyDeleteI didn't see that coming. Quite the twist. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks a lot Rochelle! :)
DeleteWow! Great little twist at the end. Kudos
ReplyDeletethanks a lot Alicia. I am glad that you enjoyed it! :)
DeleteThat's fun. Such a surprise ending. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteThanks Patrick :)
DeleteCreepy. Great idea, even though my first thought was ewww *laugh*.
ReplyDeleteha ha ha :D Thanks Ofeila :)
DeleteVery interesting and powerful response to this prompt.
ReplyDeleteWell written. :)
Thank you Pat! :)
DeleteWell that certainly caught me off guard.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed the adventure :)
DeleteAnkush, My first comment seems to have disappeared, so here's a second one. I'd comment that that was really creepy, except I wrote about writing in blood also. I hope she eats a lot of iron-rich foods. No need to run to the stationary store there. Well written and creative. : ) ---Susan
ReplyDeleteSusan, I am really sorry that you previous comment disappeared somewhere in the virtual world. I will check on why that happened. Thanks so much for appreciating my story. :)
DeleteDear Ankush, Excellent story but creepy - if she writes too much, she will have to slice her wrist again and again and again until there is none left. Oh well, Good story! Nan :)
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