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The cold water sent shivers up her spine, but Mariyah sloshed towards the chair. She remembered the old lady’s advice, Go to the Wishing Chair. But wish for only what your heart wants most.
She sensed a warning in her words. She had a choice to make. Go to the wizard school as her parents wanted, or write for The Jupiter Daily. Her heart swelled at the thought of the newspaper, but she reigned it in with a deep breath.
Sitting in the hard chair, she wished, “May whatever happen be for the best.”
The chair remained still. Good.
99 words
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Written for my favourite flash fiction: Friday Fictioneers hosted by the awesome Rochelle.
Write an entire story in 100 words or less. Go!
If you enjoyed this, take a look at my other posts on my blog or read the first of the Scars series. Thank you!
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She cheated! But she tricked the chair. Great
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Lol, she did! Thank you Neil
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Dear Fatima,
She sounds like a practical young lady. My guess, though is she’ll go for the Wizards’ school. Nicely written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle. Being the author I thought she was going to go for her dreams as a writer. But your comment gave me insight into my own character! She could definitely have chosen Wizards’ school too. Would end just as well.
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I think she chickened out! Left the decision to a “third” party so to speak!
Good story!
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In a way, yes. Left it to God, the universe. Also she made her choice, though did not say it aloud, and hoped the consequences would not be so bad.
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Smart girl 🙂
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sensible choice to be an instrument of the higher powers and let their will be done.
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I agree, it’s a fine line to walk between making your choice and detaching oneself the outcome. Thank you for reading!
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Which school is that, Ilvermorny? 🙂 Nice story though.
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I don’t know Ilvermorny.. but it could be if it’s a Wizard school. I didn’t give it a name though. Thanks for stopping by and reading, Tamal!
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Oh it’s from Harry Potter. Thanks for taking your time to write share.
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*slaps hand to forehead* obviously was not a Harry Potter fan. 🙂
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What a good tale. It bespeaks of a longer tale, yet to be told. Where did the ‘best’ lead her.
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Hi Jellico, in this case she went with writing for the newspaper, but hoped her parents would approve. Perhaps they might be one of her greatest antagonists? Who knows? Thanks for reading!
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Loved your different take on the photo. Well done
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Thank you Michael. And thanks for coming back and reading again!
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