People never look up.
My family storms in, stomps around, looks left and right. Sometimes they search underneath the bed or stick their heads inside the closet. But they never look up.
That is why I hide here.
The climb is precarious but worth it. Curled up, comfortable, alone.
When they call, I get twitchy but I pull my arms tightly over my face.
Relaxation washes over me on this shelf in the corner of the closet. There are always soft things here—sweaters in the summer, beach towels in winter. I sigh. Knowing they will never find me.
Flash Fiction Challenge over at Carrot Ranch
November 11, 2015 prompt: Comfort/Refuge – In 99 words (no more, no less) write about a place of comfort that is a refuge. Have fun…or go dark. Play with the idea of comfort and refuge.
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Meow. 😉
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Meow! = You won’t find me until I want to be found! 🐱
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😀
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Reminds me of a cat who like to rest on her perch atop my kitchen cabinets. Fun take on the prompt although, I really did picture a child at first! 😉
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I tried. I wanted to go for the dark story to end up with a “unicorns & rainbows” for you. 😀 Glad it worked. Or perhaps it was the kitten emoji…
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Love it 🙂 I thought cat…then wondered…then back to cat. I so want to be a cat 🙂 ❤
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I do, too. They’re awesome.
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Clearly, I’ve never had a cat in my house! Arms, not paws to cover the face through me, but then that’s what you intended to do anyway, right? Good flash. 🙂
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Oh, yes, they pull their cute, little furry arms tightly over their face, squeezing their paws together. It. Is. SO. Cute. 🙂 Yes, I definitely tried to imply something then end with something else. Don’t know how well it worked but I figured, either way, I’d be happy. I didn’t mind which story the reader took away from this one. This is why I play with fiction here at the Reef. 😉
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Lucky pussy cat. They must be the world’s best at finding refuge no matter where they are.
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They are extremely talented at finding refuge. 🙂
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I wouldn’t have got it without the emoji. Very clever. I thought it was a ghost! Doh! Whichever way it goes, Sarah, it’s a great piece. Purrfect, one could say. 🙂
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Ghost works, too. Whatever. It’s fun writing these flashes. Even the ones I don’t develop very well or try to imply something, everyone takes away something different. And that’s find by me. 😉 Purrfect.
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It’s fun writing, and it’s fun reading. Sometimes the implied meanings speak differently to readers as we all bring our own expectations and experiences to each piece. If the intention was made explicit and we still didn’t get it, maybe then you’d have to think about it. Yours are always, as you say, purrfect! 🙂
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Exactly. And thank you. ❤
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God this is heart wrenching and beautiful ❤
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Thanks, Sacha. ❤ I didn't know which direction this one was going in (and then the 99 words…) so figured I'd let readers interpret it however they did. But my first inclination was how you read it.
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