And then one day, he gave them proof.
“I’ll hang from this goddamned skyscraper one day,” he used to say.
His colleagues saw his limp body.
“Oh Lord, he finally did it,” they whispered.
But they waited to see if he actually had. When they believed, applause rang out.
He smiled weakly from the bungee.
The idea was to write a seven sentence post, starting with the seventh sentence on the seventh page of the seventh book on my bookshelf! That book was “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini.
Shared with Write Tribe (Prompt: 7x7x7x7).
(June 12th, 2013)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing to me are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
That’s a good one! Incidentally, my seventh sentence is also same as yours! 🙂
Thanks, SG. 🙂 Yeah I noticed that too.
Awesome Blog Leo, I guess my weekend is gonna be super busy, reading your posts:)
I loved the blog name “Rhyme without reason”, that’s fantastic:)
Most welcome to. Thanks, Gayatri. 🙂 Glad you liked the blog name too.
Lovely! You scared us there for a second. 🙂
Hehe! Thank you, Jyothi. 🙂
Whew! Thank God it was the bungee! 😀 You scared me there!
Hehe! 😀 Trying a flash fiction after a long time! Glad it worked. Thanks, Bhavya.
Oh it did scare me but thank god for bungee jumping!
Thanks, Kislaya 🙂
Leo, this is a great write up. Every body ,with bated breath was waiting for a mishap. What a relief!! It turned out to be bungee jumping.
The twist is part of a flash fiction’s ending I believe, Usha ji 🙂 Glad it worked. Thank you.
You nut, the element of surprise was peeerfect… now which character says it that way..
Glad it was perfect, Pinzy 😀 Thanks!
P.S: You’re a nut too 😉
Have you changed the look of your blog, Leo? Good one.. the jump too.. 🙂
Not that I remember, no. 🙂 It’s been this way for awhile, AWitW.
Glad you liked my flash fiction. Thank you 🙂
Bungee? That was wicked. I thought it was a suicide! Good one
Its been a while since I attempted flash fiction, Ritu 🙂 Glad the twist worked!
Heart-in-mouth moment that. Thank God for bungee jumping. Not that I’ll ever try it. Great post. How’s the book by the way? I’m a great Khaled Hosseini fan after The Kite Runner and A THousand Splendid Suns.
I’m not that eager for a bungee either, Cynthia 😉
The book is quite good 🙂 Not as good as Kite Runner, but still quite good!
U had me there for a second 😉
Thanks, Meena 😉
Phew…that was some story, Leo…gripping from the start!!!:)) Loved the twist!!
The twist is part of a flash fiction, Panchali ji 🙂 Cheers!
oops..i thought he died..thank god he didn’t! and bravo!
Thanks, Princess 🙂
Your play of words was fabulous, Leo! And, I want to read this book. I have read and liked all other Khaled Hosseini books.
Thank you, Rachna. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the Hosseini book 🙂 It’s a good one.
🙂 Excellent work…Not just the jump but others too! I am now a new follower 😉
I am happy he proved himself!
Welcome to my space, and thanks for liking my post, Aparna 🙂
Phew!!! Interesting Twist!! Loved it <3 Leo
Thanks, Dee 😉
You chose the same line as Shilpa’s. 🙂
Very funny. I heaved such a big sigh of relief.
We both had the same book as the 7th one on the shelf 🙂 So had to be the same opening line 😀
Glad you liked the story, Ava 🙂 Thank you.
Glad it was a bungee. I always wonder how people have the courage to try it. You kept me guessing.
Dropping by from 7x7x7x7
Thanks, Suzy. Glad you liked it, and stopped by. 🙂
i love reading flash fictions as much as writing them.. and this one is pure bliss! 🙂
Coming from the flash fiction expert, I’m honored 😉 Thanks, Ap!