I love writing 55 fiction. You may not believe me when I say this, but packing a story or event into 55 words is a delightful exercise. Here are my three 55 fiction pieces.
The last goodbye
She was in unbearable pain. I finally convinced her we had to admit her in hospital. Joking about what to wear, she said, “Anyway I’ll be in hospital garb. Bring my lucky red kurta when they discharge me”. We held each other close before we left. Little did she know she would never be back.
A Mother’s blessing
She waited for the results nervously. As the teacher announced names, worry gnawed at her. She thought about her mother struggling to pay her school fees. The least she could do was get great grades. How could she let her mother down? The minutes ticked by. Little did she know she had topped the class.
And Fate Smiled
She counted the money for the umpteenth time. Just a little more and she could gift her Mom the sewing machine she yearned for. It meant a more comfortable livelihood. Dreaming of a better life, she looked at the lottery ticket she had bought on impulse. Little did she know she held the winning number.
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I wrote this post for the prompt”Little did she know”
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Lovely – everyone of them! I’m curious about the last one now. 🙂
The winning amount was Rs.250 Corinne. A princely sum in 1975 😀 I still have the machine.
Hugs!
Loved , loved the last one. A precious windfall and life will change for the better sewing clothes .
Lovely stories..from despair to hope. Hope wins 2-1 🙂
Lovely 55 fictions, all three of them, and as Vaisakh mentions in his comments, hope wins 2-1 😀
Absolutely loved how you managed to incorporate your personal experiences in each one of these 55 fiction pieces.
Amazing 55ers, Vidya!!
The first one tugged at my heart! And the other two gave me truly Aha! moments! 🙂
Wonderful Vidya – All of them!
Wow, i loved all of them… Will attempt it soon…
Wonderful 55ers! I bet all these are derived from real life…somewhere associated, maybe!
I love the way you pick instances from your life and put them up here. Loved the 55ers.
beautifully written…such contrast and poignant ones written with a finesse !!!
wow!! All 3 were amazing! 🙂
I’m gonna take a leaf out of your book and do more than 1 story next time!
Wow.. You are a genious. I loved the three of them.. They are kind of real, something which you can relate to …
Love all the different short stories on the tragedy of human life and triumph.
Little did I know that I would be so profoundly touched by your three short stories. Thank you, Vidya.
Gary
All three of these were absolutely brilliant!! ♥
All three pack so much in so little.. lovely!
All of them were great reads…enjoyed each on Vidya 🙂
Lovely ~ All of them! 🙂
All the three are fabulous! The last one is a harbinger of hope.
Loved them all! 🙂
I know they are all (not) fiction 😀 Topped class eh? Wonder what all surprises you have for us.. and that lottery, well they say sharing is caring, some bucks to be passed on? 😀
Vidya each one narrated wonderfully 🙂
Loved all three..but my favorite is the one with the lottery.. its amazing how in just 55 words you can get suspense hope and cheer all wrapped in one
I liked all three of them,amazing 55iers.
I love real stories rather than fiction. All 3 lovely. Thanks for sharing snippets of your life.
All 3 were superb!
wow 3 stories.. and that too beautiful ones.. razor mind indeed..:)
well written 55’ers 😀 enjoyed reading them 😀
It is brilliant how you can convey so much with such brevity. A nice mixture of different emotions in your snippets!
All the three are very well written… for me, the first one brilliantly conveys the message that ‘life means hope’
Nicely done!
All 3 are great!!