55 Fiction #4- A Happy Family Outing
The fat family sat at the table having their burgers and drinks and donuts. The incongruous boy of ten sat separately. His table lay sparkling empty, obviously.
He looked not at his masters (stuffing themselves), but he was ready, should they call. He was hopeful.
But they ate and left, leaving him to scamper behind.
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P.S: This is not really a fiction. It is based entirely on my own witness. So much for child labour laws.
The sad state of affairs in this country and beyond :/
ReplyDeleteAs for this 55 Fiction attempt, well played man! :D Every time I read such a post, I'm left admiring the succinctness and clarity of such a fictional story, which manages to leave a reader wondering about it for a long time :)
^ proof that I personally would find it damn hard to even try :P My comment is longer than your post :P
PS- I love the cruel sarcasm in 'fat family' and the little bit of archaic language :D
DeleteI am glad you found it good and loved the sarcasm. The archaic language was maybe an effect of the book 'The book thief' which I was reading at that time.
DeleteAnd yeah, I guess the sad state of affairs plagues almost every place with different levels of intensity :/
I'm on your blog after a looong time (again).
ReplyDeleteThis is a very true, but sad piece of fiction. I love reading and writing 55 fictions! They just have a charm of their own.
Hope you're doing well!
Hi Abinaya, sadly, I too am on my blog after a long time. And no worries at all, I am hapy that some special readers still remember my blog despite my long absences.
DeleteThanks for comment. And yeah, hope this changes and some sense gets delivered into the minds of people.