UBC Day 10 : Between a Rock and a…
She had to refer that old calendar for her artwork, which lay somewhere in the attic.
It looked tidy enough, but she couldn’t find it.
Her eyes fell on her mother’s rusty box which was off limits for her as a child.
‘I’m no longer a child’, she thought and peered into its contents.
A postcard caught her eyes.
She was numb with shock.
Is it true or a wild accusation? Will tossing a coin help her decide?
Which side her responsibility rest?
Her father was framed for a crime he did not commit.
And the culprit was her mother!!
This is in response to the Write Tribe Contest #1 using the 7 words :
postcard, coin, tidy, wild, help, calendar and responsibility in random order.
July 10, 2013 1:36 am|
Good one. I was getting ready for an unexpected ending. I even concluded she found her mother had an affair. But this ending was really unexpected. I like that.
July 10, 2013 11:20 am|
Thank you SG. Glad this piece took you by surprise. 🙂
July 10, 2013 5:01 am|
Totally unexpected ending, you are getting so good at micro-fiction Shilpa!!
July 10, 2013 11:22 am|
Thank you so much, Reshma. You are too generous 🙂
July 10, 2013 6:19 am|
This is cool…a drabble with the prompt…you might wanna highlight the words from the prompt as required in the contest…good one, Shilpa!
July 10, 2013 11:17 am|
Hi Kajal. Thanks for the feedback. I am travelling. ..seeing the post on phone, it shows bold and italics in the editing mode but as you rightly mentioned the bold and italics is not visible on live post. Will be able to change this only when I am back on Saturday. 😛
July 10, 2013 7:02 am|
Wow Very crisp and awesome.
July 10, 2013 11:23 am|
Thanks a lot, Ma’ am 🙂
July 10, 2013 7:30 am|
Oh dear now that was unexpected but awesome how you combined the words into a short piece of writing. btw Shilpa, you link from the Write tribe linkup doesn’t work – goes to a 404 error page.
July 10, 2013 11:19 am|
Glad you liked it, Suzy. Thanks for sharing that… added a new link on the contest post.
July 10, 2013 8:54 am|
Uh oh.. That is bad. I was thinking, maybe the mother had an affair or something. Look what you’ve done 😛
July 10, 2013 9:09 am|
Very nice…and totally unexpected ending…you are really good at micro fiction 🙂
July 18, 2013 7:12 pm|
Thanks Rashmi. Glad you liked it 🙂
July 10, 2013 9:37 am|
Nice story!
July 18, 2013 7:15 pm|
Thks Rachna 🙂
July 10, 2013 9:39 am|
Awesome Shilpa! We can always expect the unexpected from you 🙂
July 18, 2013 7:15 pm|
Thank you Seena 🙂
July 10, 2013 10:16 am|
Very creative, Shilpa:)
July 18, 2013 7:15 pm|
Thks Mr Bhatia 🙂
July 10, 2013 11:34 am|
zingy! great twist in the end!
July 18, 2013 7:16 pm|
🙂 Thks LP 🙂
July 10, 2013 11:54 am|
Good one!! And I agree with Reshma here….you are getting better & better in this!
July 18, 2013 7:16 pm|
Aha! Thank you! 🙂
July 10, 2013 12:18 pm|
Like many out there, I thot she will find a old love letter of he rmom tucked away in the box 🙂
July 18, 2013 7:16 pm|
Oh, I never thought about that 😛
July 10, 2013 12:39 pm|
Amaaaaaaaaaazed!!! How do you churn such creative posts so fast that too the prompt comes with conditions.
You are blessed 🙂
July 18, 2013 7:17 pm|
Necessity is the mother of invention 😛
July 10, 2013 12:49 pm|
Wow! That was unexpected! Good one.. 😀
July 18, 2013 7:17 pm|
Thank you Vaisakh 🙂
July 10, 2013 3:21 pm|
quite a twist. I had expected an old romance…good post 🙂
July 18, 2013 7:18 pm|
Thks Vinita. 🙂
July 10, 2013 5:04 pm|
This was super, Shilpa. Just when I think a drabble is bad enough, you go and combine a 7-word prompt into it. And the ending is totally unexpected.
Wow.
July 18, 2013 7:19 pm|
I know you dont like Drabble 😀
Glad it caught you unawares 😀
July 10, 2013 5:24 pm|
I almost came to the conclusion that mother was the culprit
July 18, 2013 7:19 pm|
Wow! We think alike 🙂
July 10, 2013 6:15 pm|
so much suspense that too in 100 words !
bravo lady. I am stumped by these brilliant short stories shilpa
Good lck
July 18, 2013 7:20 pm|
Thanks so much Afshan. And I am stumped at your creative posts for the various contests 🙂
July 10, 2013 7:03 pm|
awesome.
July 18, 2013 7:20 pm|
Thank you Sanjay 🙂
July 10, 2013 9:07 pm|
woah! that was some ending! 🙂 loved it!
July 18, 2013 7:21 pm|
Thks Apala 🙂
July 11, 2013 2:14 am|
O! Shilpa! What a thriller it was! BRILLIANT
B.R.I.L.L.I.A.N.T
July 18, 2013 7:21 pm|
You are generous, Pree. Thanks 😛
July 11, 2013 3:35 am|
I thought she would find something that said she was adopted..ek dum unexpected twist in the end 🙂 🙂 nice one..
July 18, 2013 7:22 pm|
Oh, wow… that’s a nice creative thought 🙂
July 11, 2013 6:53 am|
I wished it were longer. Well done, Shilpa.
July 18, 2013 7:22 pm|
Ooh! Thanks Damyanti 🙂
July 11, 2013 7:06 am|
Ooooo! What an amazing twist! Brilliant!
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
July 18, 2013 7:23 pm|
Glad you enjoyed the twist, Kathy 🙂
July 11, 2013 9:17 am|
good one!
All the best for the contest! 🙂
July 18, 2013 7:23 pm|
Thnks Pixie 🙂
July 11, 2013 12:16 pm|
Wow…that was unexpected…well written…
Sreedev Soman @ KookyDom
July 18, 2013 7:23 pm|
Thank you, Sreedev 🙂
July 11, 2013 3:01 pm|
hmm , Agatha Christie being reborn??/
July 18, 2013 7:24 pm|
Awww…. far from it! 😀
July 11, 2013 5:55 pm|
Shilpa, won’t you continue that story? My interest is piqued.
🙂 All the best!
July 18, 2013 7:25 pm|
Now, you gave me an idea, Vidya! Thank you 🙂
July 11, 2013 10:39 pm|
wow! this is quite an interesting piece and the end was something once can not fathom. I must have said a lot of times, lesser words more difficult a writing but the outcome is always the best in them.
A wonderful read 🙂
July 18, 2013 7:25 pm|
Glad you enjoyed reading these 100 words, Richa 🙂
July 12, 2013 1:45 pm|
Good one! Short, crisp and interesting!:)
July 18, 2013 7:25 pm|
Thank you Tarang 🙂
July 12, 2013 2:47 pm|
WOW!! Short and crisp…. liked the twist in the end 🙂
Dropping by WriteTribe contest! ATB!
July 18, 2013 7:26 pm|
Thanks Rohan 🙂
July 14, 2013 7:53 pm|
I loved your take on the contest Shilpi..Imaginative and mysterious to the core!!!1
July 18, 2013 7:26 pm|
Glad you liked it D 🙂
July 14, 2013 9:41 pm|
This was fantastic, Shilpa! So well written! Loved it!
July 18, 2013 7:26 pm|
Thank you Smitha 🙂
July 15, 2013 7:31 pm|
Oh! The horror of it. Nicely done, Shilpa.
July 18, 2013 7:27 pm|
Thanks a lot, Corinne 🙂
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