The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
Photo copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
You Never Listen to Me
While Angie transferred clothes from the washer to the dryer, Charlie was in the other room saying something. She asked him to repeat himself. He got offended.
When Angie vacuumed or fed papers through the shredder, she could hear Charlie’s voice but couldn’t understand him. He pouted when she explained she couldn’t hear him over the machines.
“You never listen to me,” Charlie complained.
He expected her to hover within conversation range while he showered. Saturday night, the sounds of the shower water and his own voice prevented Charlie from hearing the front door close and Angie driving away.
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This week’s photo is by our hard-working Friday Fictioneer host, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Check out Rochelle’s story Lack of Vision.
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I guess he was the one who wasn’t listening. Enjoyed this a lot, Tresha.
Good for Angie
What a great story , Tresha! But then again, nothing unusual about that . 🙂 🙂 🙂
…just what he deserved! Brilliant.
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Loved how you ended the story…the closing lines say it all. Not surprised why Angie drove away after what he said!
It’s horrible when people no longer listen to one another, listen and understand. What finality in the ending. I hope they get to talk.
Nice touch using Charlie’s own showering to cover Angie’s departure – a lovely little piece of irony!
The first part sounds very familiar. We seem to have this “drop everything and come listen” conversation often.😑
You got that right!
You captured her frustration and the drip drip of his thoughtlessness that forced her to leave beautifully.
I thought maybe she was going to sneak up behind him a strangle him with a bath towel 🙂 Good story.