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Weekly Contest #333
Sue’s Hot and Spicy Week. One sunny morning, Sue was sitting at her dining table in her quiet unit, eating her breakfast. Sue was on a week’s holiday from work and she was wondering what she would do to enjoy the break. She watched Pepper, her pet cat running around the room and climbing up the frame. After 10 minutes Pepper lay down on her cat bed and fell asleep, and Sue looked at him fondly. He had been her companion for a number of years and helped her recover from a very difficult time in her life after suffering abuse at the hands of a...
The Pet That Was Under the Weather. Sue was ready to go for her daily walk to the lake when she heard the rain and the thunder. The flashes of lightening lit up the lounge room. She was concerned about Pepper her pet cat who always got scared when he heard the thunder. Sue went to her bedroom and saw Pepper fast asleep in his box. She was surprised that Pepper was not running around and climbing up his Cat Climber which she had bought for him knowing that cats had a natural instinct for climbing. Pepper had been asleep for most of the morni...
Weekly Contest #330
Alone in a Small Town. I was at the local train station with Anne, my older sister. The train was waiting at the platform, and Anne gave me a hug and said, “Goodbye and I love you; we will keep in touch.” She boarded the train and waved to me when it pulled out of the station. Immediately, I felt lonely and sad. The only person in my life who cared about me was leaving to get an international flight to America where she had secured a job in a large IT company. Joshua, her partner was already living and working there in the police force and s...
Weekly Contest #328
Alison was living on her own in a small apartment. She had been struggling with health issues, her relationship had ended and she had left her job in a local IT company and moved to the area. She had no friends or family to support her. There had been a lot of issues in the past with family members who had disowned her when she had become addicted to drugs and alcohol and became angry and aggressive. Her life had gone off track completely and she went through an intense period of depression and anxiety with suicidal thoughts. With medical ...
Weekly Contest #327
Amy lived by herself with her black cat. She had received the cat from the RSPCA Shelter just after Halloween. She had researched Halloween and discovered that black cats were believed to be the witches magical companions linking them to witchcraft. In the Middle Ages Halloween was associated with spirits, fairies and ghosts linking the spiritual world to the real world. Amy had also read the Magic and Mystery books written by CJ Archer featuring magical fantasy. She decided to name he cat Magic believing it would give her a new life filled ...
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