Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Fresh - Five Sentence Fiction #14


    His gaze followed her hungrily as she moved out of the cafe, swinging the bag of food in one hand and texting someone with the other.

     He followed the unsuspecting girl silently, waiting for the right moment to strike.

     'Now is the time' he thought as he noticed her turning towards a deserted street and lurched forward to snatch her bag, scaring her in the process.

      He didn't stop to see her reaction; he just ran with the bag which had fresh food that the girl had ordered from the cafe.

      He would feel guilty later, he thought; but at that moment, all he could think was the anguish of his little boy, who had been lying hungry and sick since days, thanks to their poverty.


Until the next post,
Keep Smiling :)

Love,
Swathi :)

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15 comments:

  1. Rupasi 6 January 2015 at 15:23

    As much as I feel sad for these poor people I think they themselves are responsible for their misery... And if anyone wants to help them, then they only take cash nothing else, or sell whatever we give them :-/

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    1. Swathi Shenoy7 January 2015 at 20:11

      I agree with you on this! Some of them are so outrageous. If we say no to them, they will start cursing our whole family! Such nerve!

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  2. Anonymous6 January 2015 at 16:15

    Oh God!! I was scared to think what all he was after!! Phew! Thanks God it was just the food!

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    1. Swathi Shenoy7 January 2015 at 20:13

      Hehe :D Guess I succeeded in building up suspense :D

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  3. Sangay Duba6 January 2015 at 18:23

    Someone like him doesn't have much choice... ultimately it is what they are looking for~ Beautiful to read~

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    1. Swathi Shenoy7 January 2015 at 20:15

      Thanks Sangay :) I guess sometimes there isnt much choice. But most of the time, people are unwilling to look at it as the choices are hard!

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  4. KParthasarathi6 January 2015 at 22:45

    After the initial misgiving about the guy's intentions,it turned out to be a petty crime in compelling circumstances

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    1. Swathi Shenoy7 January 2015 at 20:17

      Was trying to build up a suspense in the first few lines :)

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  5. Cifar7 January 2015 at 12:07

    poverty and hunger ,the biggest enemies of our country,well expressed

    Fresh Start

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  6. Vaga Bond7 January 2015 at 13:09

    How can you expect us to keep smiling after writing a disturbing post like that ;)

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    1. Swathi Shenoy7 January 2015 at 20:19

      Aah! Maybe because I might come up with a happy post next time ;)

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  7. Anonymous9 January 2015 at 12:03

    Ah, poverty. The reason behind so much that's wrong with the world today.
    Well done.

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  9. Anonymous9 January 2015 at 23:56

    Poverty and love. powerful Swathi :) Loved it! Cheers!

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