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! 
100 Responses
Awwwwwww
Brief and bitter indeed
Thanks Sundari! 🙂
What a twist in the tale!!
Thank you Ankita! 🙂
Bitterness is such a dark emotion! Sad tale, brilliantly told.
You said it, Sulekha. It is like a poison! Glad you liked it!
That’s the thing about bitterness, it never goes away.
Oh yes, it can last for a long time till you kick it out real hard!
Ouch. Bitter indeed. Did not expect that particular end. Nicely done, Shilpa 🙂
*Shantala @ ShanayaTales*
Thanks Shantala! Glad you enjoyed reading this 🙂
Bitter indeed!….and sad 🙁
I know 😐
And the bitterness will only grow
True, bitterness only consumes the vessel that contains it!
Bitterness never fades away. It installs defying and ridiculing.
True!
😀 what a great little flash fiction! Love the bitter twist at the end, well done!
Thanks Claudia. Glad you liked it!
Eh? I wonder what she was doing to the dog.
Arre!! She was playing with her dog 😀
Very bitter.
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Sweet initially and then a bitter twist!! Well done 🙂
Thanks Vidya!
Oh…that’s really bitter! Didn’t see that coming.
Thank you Sanch!
Bitterness can be such a terrible poison 🙁
It is!! It affects you only, while the person goes on to lead his life as usual!
Bitterness leads to hatred and you never know what hatred can make you do! loved the twist!
It is a deadly emotion! True that! Thanks S 🙂
bitter indeed!
Hmmm 🙂
Indeed a bitter emotion there! Nicely expressed, Shilpa 🙂
Thanks Beloo 🙂
Bitter indeed! Twist nicely done, Shilpa.
Thank you Vinitha! 🙂
Oh god! That’s indeed bitter. Good one Shilpa!
Thanks Parul!
Bitterness doesn’t go away easily! I speak from experience 😛
Aah! 😐
Very Bitter indeed!
Hmmm…. Sad for him 😐
Ohh ! Scary, bitter and sad ! 🙁 But powerful narration.
Glad you liked this story, EM 🙂
Ok, I’m not really fond of dogs and this really freaked me out. What a twist. 😈
LOL 😀 I am not a dog person either! 🙂
That was truly bitter.
Thks Suzy!
Bitterness is a terrible feeling, it eats you from inside… sweetly bitter..
Yeah, like they say bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Shilpa, you have expressed such a bitter emotion so effectively.
Thanks a lot, Ma’am 🙂
wow why why … why hate her!!
Why?? Well let your imagination run wild 😀
Great post…the original feeling for a person never goes away no matter how long it has been 🙂
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 😀
And kind of chilling too… 😐
Yeah, hating the other person so much that you wish her to be dead is too strong a emotion! 😐
Woaaahhh!! That was unexpected!
Glad it took you by surprise, Soumya!
Ummm the hatred within that kills the self more…
True that! May Angelou has also said, bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host! 😐
That did not go the way I expected it at all … probably should have read the word of the day first 😉 Nice twist.
Tasha
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LOL 😀 Thanks Tasha! Glad you liked the twist 🙂
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.
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 😉
Whoa . . . what an ending. That’s what makes for the best flash fiction – a strong ending. I didn’t expect that! 😯
Thanks a lot, Jolie! You made my day and glad you liked it 🙂
Well, I wasn’t expecting that. Bit(ter) of a surprise! Thanks for dropping by mine yesterday.
Thanks Keith. Glad this took you by surprise 🙂
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)
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! ♥
Bitter is an understatement here.
I know. Pretty strong feeling to wish for somebody’s death!
Twisted mind is bitter! 55words is the real challenge!! Great going!!
Thanks Ruchi!
bitterly bitter 🙂
Why is it that death always a friend of bitterness?
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!)
Okay, so I clearly didn’t see that coming! Powerful post, Shilpa! But O am a dog person and this made me sad 😛
Oh, didnt mean to upset you but nothing has happened to the dog 😛 He was just playing with his mistress. 🙂
This left me wanting to know who it is that is so bitter and why, nicely done 😉
Sophie
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Oh, lots of reasons could be the cause of all this bitterness… I am not spilling the beans 😉 Thanks Sophie 🙂
Wow! Well done! I could feel that bitterness loud and clear. Yikes! Wouldn’t that person being bitter towards me.
Hope nobody has a person like this in their circle of friends/acquaintances! Thanks Cat, glad you liked this attempt!
Gosh! What caused this? 🙂
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Love it. I really like microstories and probably need to start writing some of my own 🙂
Thanks Sabina. You must write micro-fiction. It is so much fun to challenge yourself to write in few words 🙂
Surprising twist at the end! Well done. 🙂
Thank you Debbie 🙂
Damn! It’s more than just bitter 😐
Hmmmm…. 😐
Twist in tale! Though I wonder why she was bitter.
The person who is bitter is the one who is observing her play with her dog! 😛
Yikes! That was chilling 😈
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very true. the bitterness whatever the reason never ends quickly. nice story 🙂
True. It lingers and stays put till you learn to let go of it! Thanks Leo!
Scary.. So much hatred.. so much bitterness.. what did she do to the narrator that he wished her death?? Nice Story!!
Awe…. the bitterness is so there …