Her name was at the bottom of the list.
He had warned her. Unless her GPA improved she wouldn’t get any apprenticeship. No apprenticeship, no job. End of the road. Maybe he was right. She was not good enough. They were all right. She was useless.
Suddenly her chest constricts, like something tightening her rib-cage, making it difficulty to breathe.
She stares at the hot pink wall, and remembers Mrs. B’s psycho babble. Pink represents caring and sharing. Pink asserts strong sensitivity. Bullshit sensitivity.
Even the smiley taunts her.
Should she go talk to the professor. Cry. Beg for help. Her body was 70% water. Certainly enough to cry for hours. Then when she was all done, she could drink a glass of water and start all over again.
Surely she was at least capable of crying!
“Excuse me,” a gentle hand nudges her. “I need to put up the second half of the list.”
In response to the 137th Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers challenge, based on a photo by Grant-Sud
That’s not a bad place to be on the list after all. Nice, descriptive writing here. Well done.
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Was going to end on a negative note but then the positivity of the pink got to me 🙂
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Oh. Didn’t see that one coming.
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Neither did I…. until it suddenly came to me 🙂
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I like that. It is well written and the positive ending is uplifting. (Which the world kind of needs right now.) great blog.
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Thank you so much for your encouraging words.
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Haha, top half of the class then! Shouldn’t laugh with all the stress she was under, but happy it worked out well in the end. Nicely done.
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Exam stress makes the best of students doubt themselves 🙂
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Great story and writing.
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Thank you
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I love this! There is hope after all! I’m sure she is on the second half of the list. Great story!
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Thank you so much.
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Self-doubt, never a good thing! A brilliant tale with a smile-producing ending.
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I’m happy that it brought a smile to you. Aim met.
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Haha! Great take on the prompt! I loved it. 😀
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Thank you so much
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😀😀😀
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