This week's visual dare added tons of fun to my story. Make sure you read all the entries this week!
I pawed the last snail across the fairy ring boundary, making sure to keep my claws pulled in. And people thought herding cats was difficult - sheesh! I was so sick of the fur and the fleas and the four paw, tail-twitching cat personae.
"Sprite!! I did my part - change me back!"
"Done so soon?" The tree sprite appeared beside me. He ran his boney hand across my fur.
"Seriously, change me back." I hissed. "Enough of this bullshit. I'm freaking starving and I didn't eat any of your damn snails. Change me back!"
"Impatience is not becoming, my dear."
I ground my cat teeth. "Please."
"As you wish."
The ground beneath my paws quaked and pitched. Before I knew what was happening, the earth spun dangerously, coiling in on itself like a bathroom drain. Vertigo wasn't the word; tilt-a-whirl sick was what I was looking for.
"Sprite!! I did my part - change me back!"
"Done so soon?" The tree sprite appeared beside me. He ran his boney hand across my fur.
"Seriously, change me back." I hissed. "Enough of this bullshit. I'm freaking starving and I didn't eat any of your damn snails. Change me back!"
"Impatience is not becoming, my dear."
I ground my cat teeth. "Please."
"As you wish."
The ground beneath my paws quaked and pitched. Before I knew what was happening, the earth spun dangerously, coiling in on itself like a bathroom drain. Vertigo wasn't the word; tilt-a-whirl sick was what I was looking for.
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Really enjoyed this. The dialogue is fantastic and paints your characters really well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading!
DeleteLOL! Love this - you captured the moment so well! Something tells me that this still isn't going to end well...!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it will end well either; guess it all depends on the prompts. :D
DeleteLooks like neither of my first two posts took - not sure why. But I'm digging this entry - the voice of the POV narrator, the pacing, the eerie sense that the tree sprite still can't be trusted to fulfill a wish the way the girl wants....
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Can't wait to see what the sprite does next to string the poor narrator along.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Glad you liked it. :)
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