B is for Bitter #AtoZChallenge @AprilA2Z
My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Feelings and Emotions from A to Z in 55 Words. Today, B is for Bitter.
I saw her sitting on the stairs. I read her lips say, “Good dog” as she nuzzled his ear.
Laughter danced in her eyes and a smile tugged at her lips as he jumped all over her.
Aah! That smile!
How I wished she was dead, as a familiar feeling sneaked up on me, again!
Join me in enjoying reading the blog from fellow A to Zer… Bhavya today! Do share some blog love with her too! 
April 2, 2015 12:12 am|
Awwwwwww
Brief and bitter indeed
April 2, 2015 6:31 pm|
Thanks Sundari! 🙂
April 2, 2015 12:21 am|
What a twist in the tale!!
April 2, 2015 6:31 pm|
Thank you Ankita! 🙂
April 2, 2015 1:01 am|
Bitterness is such a dark emotion! Sad tale, brilliantly told.
April 2, 2015 6:32 pm|
You said it, Sulekha. It is like a poison! Glad you liked it!
April 2, 2015 1:29 am|
That’s the thing about bitterness, it never goes away.
April 2, 2015 6:33 pm|
Oh yes, it can last for a long time till you kick it out real hard!
April 2, 2015 5:41 am|
Ouch. Bitter indeed. Did not expect that particular end. Nicely done, Shilpa 🙂
*Shantala @ ShanayaTales*
April 2, 2015 6:33 pm|
Thanks Shantala! Glad you enjoyed reading this 🙂
April 2, 2015 5:50 am|
Bitter indeed!….and sad 🙁
April 2, 2015 6:34 pm|
I know 😐
April 2, 2015 5:54 am|
And the bitterness will only grow
April 2, 2015 6:35 pm|
True, bitterness only consumes the vessel that contains it!
April 2, 2015 6:15 am|
Bitterness never fades away. It installs defying and ridiculing.
April 2, 2015 6:36 pm|
True!
April 2, 2015 7:08 am|
😀 what a great little flash fiction! Love the bitter twist at the end, well done!
April 2, 2015 6:36 pm|
Thanks Claudia. Glad you liked it!
April 2, 2015 7:13 am|
Eh? I wonder what she was doing to the dog.
April 2, 2015 6:36 pm|
Arre!! She was playing with her dog 😀
April 2, 2015 8:58 am|
Very bitter.
April 2, 2015 6:36 pm|
😐
April 2, 2015 9:08 am|
Sweet initially and then a bitter twist!! Well done 🙂
April 2, 2015 6:37 pm|
Thanks Vidya!
April 2, 2015 9:28 am|
Oh…that’s really bitter! Didn’t see that coming.
April 2, 2015 6:37 pm|
Thank you Sanch!
April 2, 2015 10:17 am|
Bitterness can be such a terrible poison 🙁
April 2, 2015 6:40 pm|
It is!! It affects you only, while the person goes on to lead his life as usual!
April 2, 2015 10:42 am|
Bitterness leads to hatred and you never know what hatred can make you do! loved the twist!
April 2, 2015 6:40 pm|
It is a deadly emotion! True that! Thanks S 🙂
April 2, 2015 10:43 am|
bitter indeed!
April 2, 2015 6:41 pm|
Hmmm 🙂
April 2, 2015 11:07 am|
Indeed a bitter emotion there! Nicely expressed, Shilpa 🙂
April 2, 2015 6:41 pm|
Thanks Beloo 🙂
April 2, 2015 11:10 am|
Bitter indeed! Twist nicely done, Shilpa.
April 2, 2015 6:41 pm|
Thank you Vinitha! 🙂
April 2, 2015 11:12 am|
Oh god! That’s indeed bitter. Good one Shilpa!
April 2, 2015 6:41 pm|
Thanks Parul!
April 2, 2015 11:25 am|
Bitterness doesn’t go away easily! I speak from experience 😛
April 2, 2015 6:42 pm|
Aah! 😐
April 2, 2015 11:45 am|
Very Bitter indeed!
April 2, 2015 6:42 pm|
Hmmm…. Sad for him 😐
April 2, 2015 12:05 pm|
Ohh ! Scary, bitter and sad ! 🙁 But powerful narration.
April 2, 2015 6:43 pm|
Glad you liked this story, EM 🙂
April 2, 2015 12:14 pm|
Ok, I’m not really fond of dogs and this really freaked me out. What a twist. 😈
April 2, 2015 6:43 pm|
LOL 😀 I am not a dog person either! 🙂
April 2, 2015 12:25 pm|
That was truly bitter.
April 2, 2015 6:43 pm|
Thks Suzy!
April 2, 2015 1:29 pm|
Bitterness is a terrible feeling, it eats you from inside… sweetly bitter..
April 2, 2015 6:45 pm|
Yeah, like they say bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
April 2, 2015 2:55 pm|
Shilpa, you have expressed such a bitter emotion so effectively.
April 2, 2015 6:45 pm|
Thanks a lot, Ma’am 🙂
April 2, 2015 3:31 pm|
wow why why … why hate her!!
April 2, 2015 6:46 pm|
Why?? Well let your imagination run wild 😀
April 2, 2015 4:02 pm|
Great post…the original feeling for a person never goes away no matter how long it has been 🙂
April 2, 2015 6:47 pm|
I think, if you learn to accept things and let go of the things you cant change, bitterness can go away. This I say from person experience 😀
April 2, 2015 5:33 pm|
And kind of chilling too… 😐
April 2, 2015 6:48 pm|
Yeah, hating the other person so much that you wish her to be dead is too strong a emotion! 😐
April 2, 2015 6:29 pm|
Woaaahhh!! That was unexpected!
April 2, 2015 6:49 pm|
Glad it took you by surprise, Soumya!
April 2, 2015 6:45 pm|
Ummm the hatred within that kills the self more…
April 2, 2015 6:51 pm|
True that! May Angelou has also said, bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host! 😐
April 2, 2015 6:50 pm|
That did not go the way I expected it at all … probably should have read the word of the day first 😉 Nice twist.
Tasha
Tasha’s Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)
April 2, 2015 6:59 pm|
LOL 😀 Thanks Tasha! Glad you liked the twist 🙂
April 2, 2015 7:29 pm|
Bitterness can make people act horrible to others. It is what creates those incidents of “acid attacks” we hear in news. I wonder what could have happened in the past to have made this person so bitter.
April 2, 2015 8:11 pm|
You are spot on, Kadambari! It is an ugly and dark emotion that makes you do such gruesome crimes. This person…. well, lots of possibilities 😉
April 2, 2015 7:39 pm|
Whoa . . . what an ending. That’s what makes for the best flash fiction – a strong ending. I didn’t expect that! 😯
April 2, 2015 8:33 pm|
Thanks a lot, Jolie! You made my day and glad you liked it 🙂
April 2, 2015 8:02 pm|
Well, I wasn’t expecting that. Bit(ter) of a surprise! Thanks for dropping by mine yesterday.
April 2, 2015 8:36 pm|
Thanks Keith. Glad this took you by surprise 🙂
April 2, 2015 8:16 pm|
Ooof. I’m trying not to be bitter about a video I saw last night on YouTube. If I am successful, it will be much better for my spirits. Your reminder about this troubling emotion came at the perfect time for me, my friend.
Shared this post to FB and visited/followed/commented on Bhavya’s blog. Excellent idea, that, to promote for at least one person at the end of your own post. Doesn’t surprise me, though, you are cool that way. :O)
April 2, 2015 8:40 pm|
Oh! Was it that bad!! 🙁
Thanks for sharing my post, you are pretty awesome that way too. We are a part of the mutual admiration club! ♥
April 2, 2015 8:17 pm|
Bitter is an understatement here.
April 2, 2015 8:40 pm|
I know. Pretty strong feeling to wish for somebody’s death!
April 2, 2015 8:28 pm|
Twisted mind is bitter! 55words is the real challenge!! Great going!!
April 2, 2015 8:41 pm|
Thanks Ruchi!
April 2, 2015 8:46 pm|
bitterly bitter 🙂
Why is it that death always a friend of bitterness?
April 2, 2015 9:55 pm|
Bitterness is a strong emotion and may be the person believes that nothing but the destruction would give him peace (which is far from reality!)
April 2, 2015 9:01 pm|
Okay, so I clearly didn’t see that coming! Powerful post, Shilpa! But O am a dog person and this made me sad 😛
April 2, 2015 9:57 pm|
Oh, didnt mean to upset you but nothing has happened to the dog 😛 He was just playing with his mistress. 🙂
April 2, 2015 9:03 pm|
This left me wanting to know who it is that is so bitter and why, nicely done 😉
Sophie
Sophie’s Thoughts & Fumbles
FB3X
Wittegen Press
April 2, 2015 10:06 pm|
Oh, lots of reasons could be the cause of all this bitterness… I am not spilling the beans 😉 Thanks Sophie 🙂
April 2, 2015 9:28 pm|
Wow! Well done! I could feel that bitterness loud and clear. Yikes! Wouldn’t that person being bitter towards me.
April 2, 2015 10:23 pm|
Hope nobody has a person like this in their circle of friends/acquaintances! Thanks Cat, glad you liked this attempt!
April 2, 2015 10:38 pm|
Gosh! What caused this? 🙂
April 2, 2015 10:42 pm|
😛
April 2, 2015 10:39 pm|
Love it. I really like microstories and probably need to start writing some of my own 🙂
April 2, 2015 10:43 pm|
Thanks Sabina. You must write micro-fiction. It is so much fun to challenge yourself to write in few words 🙂
April 3, 2015 7:58 am|
Surprising twist at the end! Well done. 🙂
April 3, 2015 2:35 pm|
Thank you Debbie 🙂
April 3, 2015 10:55 am|
Damn! It’s more than just bitter 😐
April 3, 2015 2:36 pm|
Hmmmm…. 😐
April 3, 2015 2:32 pm|
Twist in tale! Though I wonder why she was bitter.
April 3, 2015 2:37 pm|
The person who is bitter is the one who is observing her play with her dog! 😛
April 3, 2015 7:42 pm|
Yikes! That was chilling 😈
April 3, 2015 8:44 pm|
🙂
April 3, 2015 9:49 pm|
very true. the bitterness whatever the reason never ends quickly. nice story 🙂
April 3, 2015 9:53 pm|
True. It lingers and stays put till you learn to let go of it! Thanks Leo!
April 3, 2015 11:11 pm|
Scary.. So much hatred.. so much bitterness.. what did she do to the narrator that he wished her death?? Nice Story!!
April 4, 2015 3:21 pm|
Awe…. the bitterness is so there …