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Five Sentence Fiction – I Wish

by Tina Basu

I love all these prompts that come in the inbox. It challenges you to think and I love that. I have not been writing for Lillie’s prompt for sometime because I was not writing at all!! 

But I just got the mail so thought of cooking up a fiction before I forget or be too lazy and delay and eventually not do it in time! Hahah… how lazy I am. Anyways let’s get into work and here is the Five Sentence Fiction.


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I WISH
Elsa was having her lunch alone that day, she deliberately skipped the cafeteria and went out for a walk by the waterfront.

She liked the soothing breeze brushing against her face as she sat down on a wooden bench… the water ahead was calm and peaceful, unlike how she felt at the moment.

Elsa wanted to be alone, she didn’t want anyone else to be around, she had many unanswered questions in mind and she didn’t want anyone to probe her on the impending divorce.

While searching for the answers in her heart, she spotted two little girls playing tic-tac-toe at the corner, they looked so full of life, so radiant, so innocent…. so unaware of any tensions of life.

‘Sometimes I wish I was a kid again, those tension free days… only if all wishes became true’, thought Elsa as she gave a smile to those kids.    


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This post is for Lillie McFerrin Writes Five Sentence Fiction. It’s not actually an entry because the linkly is already closed. Word theme for the current week is WISHES.
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22 comments

indira mukhopadhyay June 12, 2014 - 10:56 am

We all wish to be kid again. Well written. Nice quote too.

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Swathi Shenoy June 12, 2014 - 3:34 pm

Ah I wish to be a kid again too sometimes! Good one Tina 🙂

Wishes

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Ranu 802 June 12, 2014 - 4:03 pm

I loved your story, kids are so happy go lucky their joy reminds us how happy we were at that age and wish we could be kids again.

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Tina Basu June 12, 2014 - 4:52 pm

For some reason my reply to comments button is playing a spoilt sport tonight, i am not being able to reply to the comments in the blog!!!

Thank you Indira, Swathi & Renu for your comments.

I hope to get this thing fixed soon and reply individually.

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Kalpana Solsi June 12, 2014 - 5:23 pm

Wish the care-free days of childhood are never left behind. But Alas! for time which keeps spinning. A lovely write-up which touched my heart , Tina.

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Tina Basu June 12, 2014 - 5:25 pm

Thanks Kalpana, yes its sad we can never revisit the care-free innocent days.

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shailajav June 12, 2014 - 6:01 pm

Life has this habit of passing us by when we are too busy to notice. What I wouldn't give to go back to those carefree days of childhood 🙂 Nice interpretation of the prompt 🙂

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rlyonsii.net June 13, 2014 - 4:13 am

Very relatable

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Lancelot Quadras June 13, 2014 - 10:06 am

Really, i can relate to it.. Well written!!

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Tina Basu June 13, 2014 - 10:22 am

Thank you Shailajav… yes we all feel like giving up anything to get back our childhood

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Tina Basu June 13, 2014 - 10:23 am

Thanks

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Tina Basu June 13, 2014 - 10:23 am

Thanks Lancelot

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Shilpa Gupte June 14, 2014 - 1:07 am

Oh, what luck it would be if we could be kids again….no worries of adult life…true, bruised knees are easier to heal that broken hearts!

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Shilpa Gupte June 14, 2014 - 1:07 am

So true! Bruised knees are easier to heal than broken hearts! How good it would be to become kids again!

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Soumyaa Verma June 14, 2014 - 1:07 am

Exactly, something I too can relate to!

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Tina Basu June 16, 2014 - 3:43 am

True, I would be happiest to get into a carefree life

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Tina Basu June 16, 2014 - 3:44 am

Seems we think alike 🙂

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Sushree Dash June 16, 2014 - 6:07 pm

When we are kids we just wish we grow up soon and as grown ups we wish to be kids again 😉 Beautifully expressed 🙂

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Anita June 19, 2014 - 5:11 am

How true, Tina! How we all wish to be kids again & live in bliss 🙂

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Marty Damon June 19, 2014 - 11:18 am

Yes, at least you can put a bandaid on a skinned knee.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, Tina!

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Soumyaa Verma June 19, 2014 - 12:51 pm

That is so true! I'm sorry but I had to interrupt here 😉
That was so relate-able, Tina.

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umangawasthi June 19, 2014 - 1:46 pm

Oh that's true! Even I wish the same! Miss those golden days in the past, and loved your post!

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