55 Fiction is a form of micro-fiction that refers to the works of fiction limited to a maximum of fifty-five words.
Pain and Gain
She had seen pain and misery, always.
Born motherless… A slap or a kick or harsh words gave her company every waking hour.
He wiped her tears, made her laugh and made her happy… always.
“All this gloom shall pass, one day”, he used to say.
And she believed him.
He sold her, one day.
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The Friday 55-Fictions are really hardhitting & raise such social evils …human trafficking is a big menace in our country…
I am never the first to comment! 😛
But, really, you are on a roll!! 🙂
Another sad truth of life held aloft. Great story as usual! Bow to you.
Good one Shilpa.
Cheers
hey,
it is the harsh reality of some people’s life.
i think, yours is an effort to stop all this…
nice post
Let me guess.. nxt friday, we’ll b having one on Female infanticide.. :p
Good one thr.. Keep thm cuming 🙂
The best 55fiction I have ever read.
Beautiful!
Nice twist 🙂
Wow 🙂
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Wow!… and with a nice twist too… keep them coming!
Wow!!
Awesome!
Very sad but very true ending..
Why should all the nice things in the world end sad?
shilpa, such a sad tale…but it does happen…my nani’s servant’s daughter was sold off by a man living in their neighbourhood…my nani helped her to rescue and now that girl is married and has a nice family…but not all are so fortunate…
ohhh! the ending shook me.. I thought she must have found a soulmate.. what a twist at the end! but sadly it is true for many people 🙁 good one!
wow! Nice one! You have an amazing blog. Keep writing! 🙂
sold her??? OMG…
a nice 55 shilpa..
When I click on ‘post a comment’ the link disappears, I had to choose to ‘open it in a new tab’ before this opened… I am not sure if only I am facing this…
Very nice 55er. Kind of jolts you, because it is too close to real life.
Your 55 Fiction stories always make an impact. 🙂
a heart-wrenching one….
moved me…
teared some thing…
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Keep it up!!
Ouch! very heart-breaking one…
Your 55 fictions are really, really good
Oops!!! That was like a solid punch on the face! It hurting!
nice one.
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sad but true…
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check mine too
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Awesome! Pithy tale, and so true
@ Saurabh Panshikar : Hmm…
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