Anu never liked children. So, before the couple moved into
their new home, she had made discreet inquiries to make sure there weren’t any
families with little children.
That afternoon, Anu ventured out to the nearby nursery to
pick some of her favourite saplings.
She remembered walking brusquely and then falling flat on
her rear. Annoyed and embarrassed Anu quickly rose to stare into a twinkling
pair of eyes.
The brute had his mouth full of a freshly peeled banana.
“Solly..” he babbled
endearingly with a contrite look. “Aunty hurt?”
“Why am I not angry?” wondered Anu, her heart melting.
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Word count: 100
Written in response to the day 1 prompt " She fell flat on her rear" at the Drabble week for marathon bloggers.
Little child's innocent query has the opposite effect on her :)
ReplyDeleteNice one, Uma :)
thanks a lot, Anita! :-)
DeleteMy heart melted too, reading this :)
ReplyDeleteSo well portrayed Uma .. I could see it all play in front of my eyes.
thanks so much, Aarthy. I'm happy to hear to say this :-)
DeleteBrought such a smile to my face Uma :). Lovely one!
ReplyDeletethanks a lot, Aparna :-)))
DeleteThis is sooo cute! I love the picture you've chosen to go with the prompt! :D
ReplyDeletehehe, thanks, Shailaja! :-)
DeleteWow you made the story a delight in so few words!!
ReplyDeleteI'm honoured to hear you say this, Kp sir! :-)
DeleteAwwww this so sweet. And I can so identify with Anu. I too am a late convert... Only after I had kids did I start liking them.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Tulika..:-)
DeleteSweet! That's what kids do at best :) Charm!
ReplyDeleteyou said it, Keirthana! :-)
Deletehahaha STORY OF MY LIFE!! I pretend to not like kids.
ReplyDeleteonly pretend to, Red?
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