Wandering towards
the street, she looked left, right, left…
Her foot rose from
the curb. As she stepped, the blast of a horn stunned her. A sting of hot air sliced
her face and forced her to stumble backward. Unbidden tears followed.
What happened? Where
did that come from? Better question - Where
was she?
~~~
Not an Alzheimer’s
moment this – just the effects of flipping your world on its axis and walking
on the wrong side of life, African-style. It has a main character, plot and climax, therefore I shall call it a short story. A flash fiction, if you will. In 55 words no less! Isn't that interesting?
I bet that G-Man might think so...
eep....gotta watch close...they come out of no where no matter where you are at....
ReplyDelete@Brian: true that Brian. One needs to keep open & everywhere on the road.
DeleteA snippet from your work-in-progress? Like Brian said, sometimes looking both ways isn't enough. They can drop from the sky.
ReplyDelete@PattiKen: I love the way you think Patti. :)
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