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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Explosive [five sentence fiction]


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"Stand back, it's going to blow," those words were forever burned into her brain, shouted by her partner on Engine 6. Now she was confined to her bed, hoping for a full recovery but expecting far less.

All her life she had believed that everything happened for a reason, no matter how bad it might seem at the time. She grasped the threads of hope that this would still prove true.

A knock at her door and she looked up into the bluest eyes she'd ever seen, accompanied by the brightest smile and topped off with a shock of spiky blond  hair - she smiled her biggest smile in return.




10 comments:

  1. Your entry isn't lacking at all! I found the story interesting and was left wanting to know more about the characters and what set the explosion off. Good job!

    / Rain

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  2. I too am intrigued at the accident and the fallout from it, and I liked the hope she gets at the end!

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  3. Thank you, Rain. Some of my A to Z flash fiction stories are so much better, at least to me. I struggled a bit with this one... Thank you for visiting!

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  4. Thanks, Lisa. This is definitely a tale that needs more words. Might have to work it into a longer story.

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  5. I think the medicine may just have arrived ... :)

    Nice one. Left me wanting more.

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  6. Thanks, Sandra. I might have to expland this one.

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  7. Passing by to congratulate you for hitting the finish line, and to thank you for your many kind comments, and your writing prompts. You were so supportive and encouraging.

    You might like to stop by www.a-to-zchallenge.com to pick up your official "I survived" badge.

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  8. Hey there, nice to see you popping in...now go get some sleep!!! ;-)

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  9. I could see this as the beginning to a really interesting story. Nice job!!

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  10. Thanks Lillie - I may just have to expand this one. The story kind of calls to me. ;-)

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