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****** UNICORN NO MORE ***
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*** This is the 123rd and
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*** Last Ever
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Visit Jenne Gray to see the photo prompt, and post your amazing story in her comments section.
Or on your own blog, and stick the link down in her comments.
The rules are:
Maximum of 250 words.
Based on photo prompt.
That’s it.
To hear me read my story, just click here:
Henny Penny
I watch her stomp off, her anger obvious in the length of her stride, and wipe my eyes with the back of my hand.
What just happened there, I wonder, how did that argument break out?
Then I realise it didn’t just happen, she was waiting for an excuse.
It was all so trivial…
‘What a dumb sign,’ I grinned. ‘What are they actually selling?’
‘Do you really have to criticise everything, mock everyone, just because they don’t write in perfectly grammatical sentences?’ she snapped. ‘It’s plain to most people what they’re saying.’
‘You think?’ I started to laugh. ‘They’re not issuing a challenge to other folk who have speedy chickens to a free range race?’
‘You’re so bliddy condescending aren’t you? Mister I-studied-Latin and I-went-to-university know-it-all. All education and no common sense. You really get on my nerves.’
‘What, I joke about a farm sign and you attack me? Do you know the people here?’
‘Of course I don’t know them, but I know a lot of the farming community around here. They’re honest, hard-working and decent, things you wouldn’t understand!’
‘Bliddy hell, sorry I spoke.’
‘That’s a habit of yours, isn’t it, opening your mouth without contacting your brain first.’
‘Okay, I said sorry! So what does the sign mean?’
‘If you don’t know, then I’m not going to tell you. I’m sick of doing everything for you. We’re through.’
And, like the lonely north wind, she’s gone, taking with her the rainbows and the last ever Unicorn.
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Buy it, it’s great!
And tell your friends and families and enemies and the wee woman in the local shop, they’ll love it too. Would I lie to you?
I say good riddance! And don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya! Not you of course- her! I am gonna miss our weekly write shares on the Uni- I might still make use of some of the prompts I missed while on hiatus.
I will certainly miss your weekly contributions, Violet, they have become a highlight of my blogging week.
Don’t be a stranger.
Thank you my friend. I have you on my reader so if you post anything I will see it. Good luck on your book endeavors!
Blimey, reading that was like being married again!
Unigone. I’ll miss it.
Laughing. We’ve all had relationships like that, haven’t we!
Speaking of which, Pingo is a story of relationships, some funny, some different and some just downright weird. I think it might be your kind of read, Keith!
Thanks for being with us so regularly, old pip, be seeing you.
Ahh, very nicely done, and lovely for the last time. And yes, great fun!!
Glad you enjoyed this and your many many visits, Chris.
Always a pleasure to see you here.
This is so typical.
Great last one.
Thanks, Nancy, and thanks too for all your contributions.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
So good.
A great wee snapshot of the inner workings of a relationship, but I think it’s a pity that the ‘rainbows and the last ever Unicorn’ left with her.
Pardon me for messing with the Master of the Form, but I see a final ‘for now’.
I’m pretty sure the Unicorn is channeling Arnie…
It’s been fun, hasn’t it?
Yep, we’ve met some good writers and, more importantly, some good people.
Time to write some books now.
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