Cleaning Up




First I have to get rid of the dirty laundry.

Then the messy plates and what about the two wine glasses that have to be washed and steamed until they glitter spotless, devoid of any trace?

Oh, yes - those shiny Ikea knives must be placed back carefully in their knife block.

Finally, the lovely lifeless body of my ex, a little cut up here and there.

This business of a woman scorned must be taken seriously.

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15 comments:

  1. Ninot Ma'am,
    Gosh! 'nicely cut up'! Turbulent times - that more or less describes mildly a woman scorned. Must be wary again, huh! Wonderful write!

    Hank

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  2. Ha ha! Glad you enjoyed that, Sir Hank! Good to see you so early.

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  3. Aarrgggh so macabre.. good luck to those who dare to scorn you :)

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    1. I will be sure to show this to hubby then, Ayoh Wang. Good to see you here!

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  4. OMG, talk about a riveting (eviscerating?) scenario in so few words. I can see the entire thing so clearly. You knocked it out of the park, kiddo!

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    1. Hi Sherry!
      5SF is really fun. But I am a novice at this. There are some who have actually created mini-chapters out of each prompt. And great story telling all around.

      Effective mini stories, where each word, each phrase is crucial.

      Glad you liked it!

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  5. At first I was thinking this was removing the evidence before the significant other returned.

    Now I see it quite differently.

    Terse and powerful.

    JzB

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    1. Thank you JzB. I have enjoyed 5SF and I see how I need to tighten up my prose even more.

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    1. Hello there Nimue. I hope to improve as time goes by!

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  7. Go poets! The ending was a bit of a surprise. Loved it! :)

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    1. Thank you Sania. Women - we are never predictable.

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  8. Nicely done! He should have been more careful!

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    1. Oh yes, Lisa. he should have been! Thank you for dropping by.

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  9. I would like to say, 'Oh dear', but I'll be kinder and leave you with more ;)

    Welcome to the FSF family, I enjoyed this piece and the twist at the end, and for the fact the overall feel is one of light, cheeriness makes this all the more dark.

    Well done :)

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