55 Fiction : Catch 22
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Catch-22 
He had just started enjoying the party.
A casual glance across the table and a shiver ran down his spine.
A bead of sweat rolled down his brow.
He looked away, as the muscles in his throat worked constrictively.
And looked again, hungrily now.
He almost snatched the ‘Lady’.
Taming internal demons is surely arduous.
PS: One of the street names/slang for Cocaine is Lady!
Image Courtesy : Google ImagesTo read posts by other members of The Wordsworth Legions in the Super 5 Round, see here: Hitesh, Kshitij, Lazy Pineapple, Parth, Pujitha, Smitha and Tavish.
June 14, 2010 4:40 am|
Wonderful take on drug addiction 🙂
Good luck for the contest 😀
June 14, 2010 4:48 am|
lovely Shilpa… u have brought the problem of drug addiction so well… i guess u can soon publish a book on all the fiction 55s you have written… they are all so awesome!
keep them coming!
Cheers!
Tavish
June 14, 2010 5:30 am|
Bang on on the effects and the conflict! Good one! 🙂
June 14, 2010 5:54 am|
You have described the emotions that goes on very well. Internal conflict and how the demon takes over.. Very nice 🙂
June 14, 2010 5:56 am|
excellent one Shilpa..really liked it..good luck buddy :)))
June 14, 2010 6:51 am|
ope’rose’ execution in 55 words …
June 14, 2010 7:10 am|
Excellent Shilpa! Gud luck for the contest 🙂
June 14, 2010 7:10 am|
Awesome…all the best !
June 14, 2010 8:10 am|
Damn good 55 fiction…the indecision and the cravings for the drug have been described so well…
June 14, 2010 8:35 am|
WOww sis.. Beautiful..
All the best.. 🙂
June 14, 2010 9:43 am|
Excellent SS-er Shilpa! You brought out that feeling of desperation so well!
June 14, 2010 12:05 pm|
Humans do become a slave to these habits. Good one Shilpa, you brought out the addict’s helplessness so well. All the best
June 14, 2010 12:48 pm|
Wish those who are on drugs read this.
June 14, 2010 1:02 pm|
Its very difficult to fight against our addictions, isn’t it? Drug addiction must be the most difficult among them.
Good one!
All the best for the contest! 🙂
June 14, 2010 1:47 pm|
A demonic pleasure it must be..And like Nethra said..if its difficult to get over harmless addictions like chocolate how difficult it should be to fight an intoxicating adiction like the “LADY’.
Sad, hard-hitting & true..
Good job Shilpa..ATB for BPL
June 14, 2010 1:48 pm|
A demonic pleasure it must be..And like Nethra said..if its difficult to get over harmless addictions like chocolate how difficult it should be to fight an intoxicating adiction like the “LADY’.
Sad, hard-hitting & true..
Good job Shilpa..ATB for BPL
June 14, 2010 3:19 pm|
Very well expressed, Shilpa! Yes drug addiction can make a person so desperate and helpless!
Good luck for the contest 🙂
June 14, 2010 6:19 pm|
Nicely written in 55words..
Hard but true.. Good work! all the best
June 14, 2010 6:24 pm|
Nice way to capture the theme.
June 15, 2010 7:16 am|
@ Chatterbox : Thanks a lot CB 🙂
@ Tavish : Am glad you liked it, Tavish! Ah…a book…its too early… still loads to learn and explore!! Thanks 🙂
@ Guria : Thank you girlie! 🙂
@ Insignia : Oh yes, fighting your internal demons is tough and the temptaion to go back to the drugs is very very high! Thanks 🙂
@ Neha : Thanks a lot, Neha 🙂
@ Mahesh : Glad you think so! 🙂
@ Swaram : Thanks for your wishes 🙂
@ Kavita : Thank you Kavita 🙂
June 15, 2010 7:35 am|
@ Lazy Pineapple : These drug cravings are physical as well as psychological. Am sure, it must require LOT of will power to overcome it! Thanks 🙂
@ Bedlam : Thanks 🙂
@ Smitha : Am glad you liked this 55-er, Smitha 🙂
@ Phoenixritu : Absolutely. And the voice which says NO is overpowered by the voice which says YES to drugs! Thank you. 🙂
@ BK Chowla : 🙂
@ Nethra : Right Nethra. A part of you wants to stop completely or never touch drugs again, while, another part is desperate to just forget about all that and get stoned.
Thanks 🙂
@ Vibhuti B : Yeah and may be the addicts have strong thoughts like, “I can’t stand this craving any more, I’ll go crazy if I don’t have some soon”. And with this all the rehabilitation efforts/plans goes down the drain!
Thank you Vibhuti!
@ Deeps : That’s true but so very sad Deeps.
Thank you 🙂
@ Priyanka. M : Thanks Priyanka 🙂
@ Arif : Thank you Arif 🙂
June 15, 2010 8:29 am|
fighting the demons indeed! very nicely written.
June 15, 2010 8:36 am|
@ Stargazerpuj : Thanks Pujitha 🙂
June 15, 2010 10:21 am|
Ah Shilpa
Very well expressed in 55 words all the best :))
June 15, 2010 10:29 am|
Bang on …a very effective 55-er on Drug Abuse… Thank God I didn’t attempt it this round 😀 ….
June 15, 2010 12:16 pm|
Very well written Shilpa. Conveyed the cravings and the challenges in 55 words!!
June 15, 2010 7:31 pm|
without PS i would have kept wondering what lady is 🙂
nice take on addiction… well written.
June 16, 2010 9:28 am|
Succinct!
June 16, 2010 4:55 pm|
A positive post coming on a topic as this is a great thing and that too a 55??
June 18, 2010 4:06 pm|
Sorry for the late comment! I read it the day you published it. Just wanted to say that I loved it (as usual). I love all your 55ers 🙂
June 18, 2010 8:21 pm|
Wow loved it all the best for the bpl a bery good take i have read a few of yr 55ers they are all very good.
June 19, 2010 9:45 am|
Better late than never.. as always your 55-ers rock 🙂
June 24, 2010 5:35 am|
amazing as always! you go!! 🙂
June 28, 2010 7:52 am|
Shilpa, this onez too good… I liked the image a lot… Seems like you have the patience to select excellent images….
July 1, 2010 7:55 pm|
nice description of the yearning