Hi everyone, I am here to introduce a new feature! Last year I wrote an article and invited readers to write a response from the point of view of another character in the story. I was excited at the response of a reader (see my article here and the response here), so I am doing a series where YOU can not only read my stories but YOU can be in it too! Every last week of the month, I will condense a full story into a flash fiction piece of less than 300 words, then you can rewrite the story from the point of view of any one of the characters in it but in 300 words or less. Send your story to omonaikee@yahoo.com, the most creative response will be published. Remember you don't have to be a writer to write, there are no rules, just have fun with it!
I walked ahead of the man who stood at the
bus stop waiting for a taxi so I could stop one first. Bending down to adjust
my shoe, I didn’t see a green coloured taxi approach. Before I could, the man stopped
it and slid into the backseat. I let out a hiss as I watched them go. Suddenly
the car stopped in its tracks and reversed to a stop in front of me.
"I am heading to Zone 6, can I drop
you off somewhere?" the man in the backseat asked.
I got in.
"My name is Ikenna, what's yours?
“Susan". I lied.
"Do you live around here" he
inquired.
"Why do you ask?" I demanded.
“Er, I was just asking" he responded
and then fell silent.
Fishing for a comb in my bag, I started to
brush my hair briskly. I extended my arm too far and my elbow hit his face.
"Aw" he grimaced holding his face.
"Did I hit your eye?" I asked
with concern.
He glared at me. I could see his left eye was
beginning to water.
"No, you didn't".
I was sorry and I told him. We didn’t say
much else till I got off at my stop.
Later I and my team went for a presentation
in a company whose account I was vying for. We were ushered into the boardroom
and told the key decision maker would join us soon.
I froze.
LOL...this should be interesting!
ReplyDeleteI expect it would be! Excited!
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