The wind was turning into a gale, a far fiercer one than she’d expected. Trees began to sway dangerously in the wind while she held on to the frilly portion that covered the base of her attire. The frail tendrils at the ends were already ripping away in the force of Mother Nature’s fury!
Then, it happened. A sudden strong gust lifted her up. She was too shocked to scream. Without warning, she slammed into the sidewalk, falling flat on her back! People hurried by, nobody stopped to pick her up.
Why would they? She was just a paper bag. . .
©Shailaja V
Word count:100
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This is written in response to the theme prompt
‘She fell flat on her rear ‘
for Drabble Week over at
Marathon Bloggers
Today is Day 1
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now it has become a habit to expect a surprise in the end! I actually wait for it 😀 n u never disappoint 🙂 preety good one this is 🙂
Ha ha ha.. that makes me very happy 🙂
You write so beautifully. What else can I say? A paper bag? I least expected that!
Just as I was beginning to think how much that would have hurt it turns out to be a paper bag! :-D. Nice work Shailaja.
Thank you, Tulika 😀 But it must have hurt the bag too, right? 😉
What a twist at the end, Shailaja! Great as usual 🙂
Aw, thanks Anita 😀
Wow! I was wondering while reading what was going to happen with that woman next! And it was a paper bag! An excellent piece of work! Fun reading it!
Glad you enjoyed it Umang 🙂
Awesome twist at the end! This really surprised me. Brilliant job♥
Glad it did, Kathy <3
A mighty twist and beautifully woven story, Shailaja! of course, it was expected of you 🙂
Aww, thanks Uma 🙂
Aha! That was an awesome creative take on the prompt, Shailaja! Totally unexpected! ♥
Thanks Shilpa 🙂
hahaha what an ending. I was once a victim of Marilyn Monroe effect 😛 ohh so embarassing 😛
Ha ha. Now I need to hear more, Raj 😉
Ooh that was something different
PhenoMenon
http://throodalookingglass.com/2014/06/mans-insignificance/
Thanks Pheno 😀 What? No cheeky remark?! I am shocked 😀
that would be too predictable 😛
🙂 I was just beginning to think how gory it sounded. Still, my condolences to the paper bag.
Ha, my posts will shock and awe you, Vidya 😀 Yes, my deepest appreciation of the condolences. She accepts them 😉
This is genius 🙂 Loved it.
Thank you very much!
Wonderfully creative… I love how these prompts and fixed word limit challenges bring out so many wonderful short stories like this 🙂
Thank you so much, Roshan! Glad to see you here on the blog 🙂
that was quite unexpected end!! loved the surprise ending! You are really good at telling stories! <3
And you are really good at reading and commenting <3
I’m still learning everything from you 🙂
Too much , re 😀 What am I teaching? I am glad we connected, sweetie <3
You are subconsciously teaching everything important in blogosphere 😛 🙂 I’m glad too!! 🙂
What a surprise ending 🙂 And I like the fact that you gave her a gendered identity! Nicely done, dear.
I had to, Beloo 😉 Her dignity was at stake 😀
Whoa! A paper bag?! That was such an unexpected revelation!
A woman in a frilled attire suddenly turned out to be only a paper bag – only you could have thought of something like this 🙂
Nice!
Thank you 🙂 you’re so generous with the praise 🙂