
One Step at a Time
Β Words 100
Top floor! She panicked. Never in a thousand years would she manage to reach her goal.
She spied a signage and sighed in relief. Ah the lift!
She hurried to join the tail end of a long winding queue.
The queue behind grew longer and yet she didnβt move an inch.
Restless and impatient, she chaffed at the wait.
βWant to jump queue?β A voice whispered temptingly.
βHow? I am new with no resources.β
βFresh and resource full.β He leered lasciviously.
No time and miles to go.
Decision made she stepped out of the queue and headed for the stairs.
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers – a story in 100 words or less. Thanks to Rochelle for hosting the challenge and Marie Gall Stratford for the photo prompt. To read the other stories or participate click here.
Scene at 5.30 pm
And this is the most popular meme doing the rounds these days
Aren’t we all like the little boy peeking curiously at the world around us, trying to make sense and often unsuccessfully.
A ray of sun peeks out through the clouds (not smog!) at the foothills of the Himalayas.
The Sun plays peek-a-boo with the tree
The tiny tree peeks out from behind the taller cousins
Safe in the arms of Mother Nature, the squirrel peeks out
A sneak peak into a folk dance – colorful ladies
and their counterparts