55 Fiction - Fitting a story within 55 words. Call it the micro-short story which you can fit in twitter's 140 character limit if you use the the chat language. But would not advise to do so ;) . So the blog turning a new leaf here with my first attempt at short stories.. ;)
A journey cut short…
He boarded the bus and saw a girl covered in scarf waving at him. As usual he could not remember her. The girl was still waving. He was still clueless. So he gave a smile and moved towards her. The waving became frantic. He broadened his smile. The conductor shouted – “Ladies only bus, Sir”
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We, the people
Looking across the street, he saw a nervous group of people – all looking up. This was Mumbai and he was a cop. So approaching the crowd, he saw dimly-lit place with a screen. Moving closer he caught the glimpse of the screen – It said - To win, India need 2 runs in 2 balls.
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The Hunter
He felt hungrier today which made him come here. Right he was. For in front of him a little ahead he saw the little creature moving. He swam towards the kill, and caught it between his teeth. Suddenly, his body was lifted up and the last thing he heard was – Mom, I got another one.
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The Six
1 run to win. Yes he will hit the winning runs with her looking. Her darling kitten which he hated was also looking from the balcony. He had decided this will be six and nothing less. The heavy tennis ball came and he smashed it out of the colony right into her darling kitten’s face.
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World Cup Final
The world-cup final. The tournament had gone well. But people will remember him for what he does today. But nothing was happening. Both teams were playing safe. Tackle by the man who has won the golden boot before the final. This was his moment. Slowly from his back pocket, he pulled out the Red card.
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Loved it dude. Each of them were good in their own right. But I must say I loved 'We The People'.
ReplyDeletehey thanks Sudhi!
ReplyDeletenice stories... that fish one was painful...
ReplyDeletewell written.
thanks Raji
ReplyDeleteO O O O O O O O O O O O HENRY (NOT THE FRENCH ONE)
ReplyDeleteThey were good. Nice read.Liked the fish's story very much. :)
ReplyDelete@Ajit - that is a long journey man!
ReplyDelete@Nethra - hey thanks! glad you liked it! :)
Liked this whole idea of micro-short story a lot. If properly developed, this can in fact go on to become the Haiku of the prose world.
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