Roopa winced as the water touched her skin. She’d always hated the feeling.
The cold, wet liquid dripped into the cracks and made her moan pitifully.
Hush, soothed Rani’s voice as she cradled Roopa’s head in her palms, spooning the water into the tiny grooves on her scalp.
Roopa’s eyes gazed into Rani’s liquid, brown ones, gratitude spilling forth. How did she get so lucky? What had she done to deserve this woman?
As if reading her mind, Rani stroked Roopa’s furry head, rubbed her belly and said, ‘Did you know your beautiful flaws are what made me adopt you, my dear?’
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For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I’ve taken up the theme of Oxymorons rendered in micro-fiction.
Each day’s title will have one half of the oxymoron while the second half will be revealed towards the end of the post.
Follow me as I unravel each tale in exactly 100 words
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I DID NOT READ THIS???!!!
Please excuse the overuse of the question marks and the exclamation marks, but I am appalled at my own ignorance, Shy! How could I not have read this, or if I did read it (as I think I did) then how did I not comment on it?
Stupid me!
This was so so touching! The last line had me in tears! Really!
Beautiful! An adopted fur baby!
*Sniff sniff*
there I go again! 🙁
Apologies for the lateness!
<3
Ha ha, honoured 🙂
This was wow! You are nailing the challenege! 🙂
The little pet surely agrees with you. Thanks, Anita.
Thanks, Debbie 🙂 Thought you’d like this one!
I wasn’t expecting a fur baby. Nice! 🙂
Moms are God’s greatest gifts. Glad the little one was blessed enough to be adopted by a caring woman 🙂
Thanks Jaish 🙂
Thanks for reading, ME 🙂
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How adorable, Roshan 🙂 We love you too, for who you are.
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Thank you, Jan!
Ha ha, thank you.’Roopa’ right? Ah the potential within a challenge 🙂
Thank you very much , Naba 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Thanks Shilpa 🙂
Thank you very much!
You’re incredibly sweet, Mithila 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you very much, Ankita 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Beauty is beauty is beauty 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
I love you for who you are. Always 🙂
Ha ha, thanks 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Must be 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
OOh I am glad you picked up on that. Contemplating a sequel to this one, maybe later this month.
Thank you very much 🙂 Glad to hear it!
Thank you very much 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂
Beautiful flaws is such a powerful phrase in this story. I think many animal lovers will totally connect with this tale.
Oh! I never would’ve thought Roopa was her furry friend! Awesome 🙂
You did it! Yet again .
Flaws are beautiful, yes. Took me some time to accept my own, but then I did. 🙂
Heartwarming this! Loved it, Shailaja!
Awww…it isn’t true love till you love the other with all their imperfections! and you brought that out so beautifully!
Is this what they call true love, to find beauty in spite of the so called flaws?
Sweet story 🙂
When you can find flaws beautiful, then that is truly love. Such a sweet and loving story.
awww… that was so sweet 🙂 loved the message in there…
I’m not a fan of keeping pets. But whenever I read a story about pets, animals, their furriness and cuteness, it just makes me go ‘aaawww’! Just like this sweet story did! 🙂
Beautiful words 🙂 not everyone can see beauty in flaws..
Aww! That’s so beautiful. Never expected this twist though the tiny grooves got me thinking 🙂
Aww…that’s such a beautiful, heart-warming tale. And I love the twist in the end.
Oh! This is so beautiful and heart warming story! I love the twists you put in the end! 😊
Such a heart-warming post to read! And it’s beautiful!
Cheers
Heartwarming. Beautiful flaws, nicely done, Shailaja. It may be a short post but says so much more.
Perfection is unreal. The flaws make us relatable and when it comes to true acceptance , like in this case for Roopa as a pet , it has to happen inspite of the flaws !
I particularly like the smart play on the name 🙂
Love the theme and enjoyed reading your post! 🙂
Aww, this is really sweet, Shai 🙂
I think in my case it’s the opposite. The dog looks at me and tells the same! 🙂
Aha! Who would have thought…😊
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Loved this heartwarming story that hit home. Thank you for gifting my morning a reason to smile and cherish something I recently did ❤️
Beautifully penned Shailaja….love goes a long way in healing a wounded soul
Love this – so evocative in so few words. Great oxymoron btw.
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People who truly love us, love us as a whole, with all our flaws and imperfections. There are very few people in the world who chose to love us like this!
PS: I am loving these posts.
So cute. I wondered at the grooves on her head. Kindness is a warm feeling. 💕
I am enjoying reading these 100 words that mean so much. Love the theme.
So hopeful and positive this is! Sometimes it’s our flaws that add more flavours and Colors and I’m happy she was adopted
Beauty and flaws are oxymorons that we all face in real life. So well written, Shailaja. Good one!
That was beautiful – sweet and warm. They seem just right for each other.
Beautiful piece. Very well written
Debbie
Awwww That is so beautiful… Love and kindness and an oxymoron too. Like always, loved your narration.
Very nicely written. They must have been destined for each other! 🙂
Nicely done…one of my favourite oxymorons. There’s so much depth to this short piece and it tells you a lot about Roopa’s history while wanting more.
Beautiful. The moment I read the word ‘adopted’ you won my heart. 🙂
Beautifully written. Cheers 🙂
Kiran
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Beautifully articulated:)