Wednesday's Words on a Friday

 

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.

The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words.

This month the words/prompts are supplied by messymimi and can be found here

This week's words/prompts are: 

1. consider 2. second 3. sink  4. instinct 5. face 6. flash

and/or: 

my daughter always said she doesn't get mad she gets even. 

Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: mouse grey

Here is my story:

My daughter always said she doesn’t get mad, she gets even, yet here she was, good and mad and banging dishes into the sink and slamming them into the drainer, with enough force for me to be thankful it was a load of metalware from this afternoon’s barbecue. 

My instinct was to take over and let her go off somewhere and cool down, but I thought talking it out might work better. I picked up a dishtowel and started drying the plates. Her tear streaked face turned to mine. “Why would anyone spread such vicious rumours about me?” she asked. 

I knew the rumours she spoke of and had an idea who began them. “Think for a second and consider the source,” I said. A flash of anger in her eyes told me she knew the source and was a little ashamed that she had let such drivel get under her skin. 

A glance at the kitchen clock showed plenty of time left and we finished up the dishes quickly. My daughter said she needed to go and sort this out right now, but if she wasn’t home in an hour could I please come to get her? “Of course,” I said and she grabbed her new mouse grey backpack and stomped out.