My micro fiction piece for the Three Word Wednesday prompt this week.
Cindy was going to baffle all her father’s guests. She knew they expected her to show up in jeans and a t-shirt, but she had other plans. For once, she was going to be presentable.
“Ok, here goes nothing,” Cindy whispered to herself while she stood at the top of the stairs and looked down on the party. “You can do this.”
The partygoers never noticed how elegant she looked, because half way down the staircase she tripped. Cindy was sure that tumbling down a flight of stairs and ending up with your dress over your head tends to negate any positive image you wished to convey.
“Wear your sneakers next time,” her father said and winked as he helped her up.
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12 comments:
Just for a moment I thought he was going to say "Wear your nickers next time" but I guess that really would be flash fiction!
Nicely told!
poor thing .Great story.
Tsk - yes, sneaker kind of girls should always remain true to themselves - and what a cool dad! Great story..Jae
Nice story. I think we can all identify with the need to conform to other's wishes from time to time, and against our wills and better judgement. Loved the ending!
LOL, sweet, that it would indeed. Thanks for reading, yall.
I love the sweetness in the father-daughter relationship that we glimpse at the end of the piece. Nice work.
Thanks, Kim.
Awww poor girl.
Well, at least she can't say she never gave it a try. Kudos to her dad for loving who she really is.
Unfortunately, I know how she feels. If I tried to wear heels and do stairs, I'd fall too. Maybe she can get it right next time though. Thanks for reading, y'all.
Hilarious post, best to go natural :-)
Laughing, that would so be me.
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