Saturday 29 January 2011

Fairies in the Garden (Flash Fiction 201 words)

'Hannah! You must not tell lies.' Dawn's hand connected with Jasmine’s leg leaving a red mark. 'Just admit you broke the glass and that will be that.'

Jasmine’s eyes filled with tears. 'But I didn't break it mummy. The fairy knocked it off by accident.'

'Go to your room!' Dawn raised her voice but not her hand. She was ashamed of slapping her child.

'I hate you. You're mean and horrible. I'm going to live with Nana,' with that Jasmine grabbed her teddy and ran out of the door.

Dawn didn't follow the girl, she knew her mother would look after her and anyway she was only next door.

'Hush, child.'

'But Nana, mummy smacked me.'

'I know my poppet. She doesn't mean it though.'

'They are real, Nana. They are! I didn't tell a lie.'

'I know they are my sweet.'

'Then why can't mummy see them?'

'Because only two sorts of people can see fairies: those, like you, who are young enough not to have been taught that they don't exist and those, like me, who are old enough to know they do.'

Jasmine thought for a moment, then smiled and handed the rose fairy one of her Nana’s cakes.

© Lindsey Chapman - http://word-weaving.blogspot.com/ 

4 comments:

  1. Good story! And isn't that the truth. I can't wait until I can see fairies again--I miss them.

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  2. Nice little tale, but poor Hannah getting into trouble, life can be so unfair when you are little.

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  3. Nice capture of emotions and overreaction here. I liked the Grandmother's words: 'Because only two sorts of people can see fairies. Those, like you, who are young enough not to have been taught that they don't exist and those, like me, who are old enough to know they do.'. Didn't come across cheesy to me; maybe I've been having too much lately?

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  4. Lovely story! I loved how you managed to pack so much into so few words.

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