FORBIDDEN LOVERS
The goldfish bowl teeters on the edge. I shiver as the thick glass rocks backward and shatters. Shards splinter the air. My heart aches at the thought of her being harmed.
Her scaly body falls into my arms. Water showers down over us, baptizing our union.
Here we are—the vampire cat and the feeble fish, not meant to be, yet in love.
I lean closer. Her blue eyes bulge, her plump lips swelling. “My love,” I whisper.
“Kiss me, before I dry up,” she murmurs, and slips out of my grip and down the kitchen sink.
I bellow.
This Flash Fiction comes to you via the Second Crusader Challenge, hosted by Rachel of Rach Writes. We were required to write a piece of 100 words or less beginning with the words: The goldfish bowl teetered... As an added bonus, we could attempt to stay within our genre. That explains my kitty with fangs and the romantic tragedy. LOL
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Enjoy your weekend!! Hearts to U, All!
Oh no! Their love is lost forever. Great twist on the usual cat-fish relationship. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat was very creative. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat was cute!
ReplyDeleteGreat job - I love the unusual twist! It's so cool to see everyone's different take on it. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteHa! Love it. The vampire cat and the feeble fish. Gotta love a forbidden love affair!
ReplyDeleteOmigosh - too funny!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I love the cat kissing the fish picture too. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! Good one, Sher! That was very funny... poor fish. Poor kitty. Forbidden love~ :D <3
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ha! That was awesome, Sheri--so fun! :-)
ReplyDeleteOkay, that was just awesome! Hee hee.
ReplyDeleteAw, lost and unrequited love! LOL Great take, very unique. :)
ReplyDeleteCute, Sheri! I loved it! :D
ReplyDeleteLove the word choice.
ReplyDeleteHow romantic! Poor, star-crossed lovers.
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Ha ha ha! This was great.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
ROTFL! I loved that, awesome, just awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat was witty, and interesting. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteLOLOL! That was awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteO, heavens. All that for naught. What tragic sorrow when the fish slips away.
ReplyDeleteNice job!
lost love - forbidden love - all so sad!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT! Really well done.
ReplyDeleteAngela @ The Bookshelf Muse
That't too funny! Love it.
ReplyDeleteVampire cat. LOL! "Kiss me, before I dry up"<--brilliant.
ReplyDeleteROFL. This is awesome, and yet sad. I love that image you have to go with it ;)
ReplyDeletethis may be my fave entry so far :P
LOL, great piece. LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteHilarious! Vampire cat. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
Hi Sheri, You've been shortlisted as one of the top five in the judging round, yay!
ReplyDeleteCatherine
Oh, wow. That was brilliant. Witty, funny, and sad. Genius!
ReplyDeleteGreat excerpt and I love the accompanying pic!
ReplyDelete@catherinemjohnson - WOW!! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteEveryone - thanks for reading and your kind words. It was fun!
Ha! That was too cute and sadly, kinda morbid. Poor kitty having to watch his true love fall down the drain. *sniff*
ReplyDeleteI'm such a goob for having missed this challenge. Crap, I'm 0 for 2.
Oh no! They didn't have time to enjoy each other...
ReplyDeleteYour vampire cat take is very original. It certainly caught me off guard. :-)