Here's this week's prompt:
And here's my 100 word response:
It was an impulse buy and my heart was thumping vigorously
for the recklessness of my actions. I was desperate to hide it. Once home, I
headed straight for the basement, hiding my folly in a loose wall panel. I
turned to find my secret deed scrutinized by my black cat Pluto. His sagacious one-eyed
gaze bored into me. But surely my cat would never reveal me? I ran upstairs to
greet the sounds of my beloved returned home, only to be stopped cold by the
screeching meow of Pluto, leading only to exactly where I hid it.
I drew heavily on Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Black Cat which I highly recommend reading.
Sorry this isn't more festive for the holiday season. Hopefully you'll be able to find some Christmas cheer in the other Flash Fiction posts found here:
Thanks for reading!
I really like the emotion in this; we can feel the panic at the beginning, and the frustration as the cat meows. But now I just really want to know what was bought!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Is it bad that even as the author I can't decide on what was bought?
DeleteThat dang black cat! (I love that short story! Good choice!)
ReplyDeleteJordan actually gave me the inspiration to use a Poe story :)
DeleteWhat a creative guy :D
DeleteI like the kitty's name, so cute ^_^
ReplyDeleteReally curious about what was bought though. But I like that you left it open, left it unknown. It could be anything!