Wednesday's Words on a Friday
On Wednesdays , Delores, from Under The Porch Light, has a meme which she calls “Words for Wednesday”. She puts up a selection of six words which we then use in a short story, or a poem. I’m hopeless at poetry so I always do a story. It’s a fun challenge…why not join in? This week's words are: 1. absent 2. vacant 3. empty 4. destiny 5. eyes 6. glaring Here is my story: Tod Snelling was furious. How dare they do this! Those snivelling, snotty-nosed little brats! Running away because he'd slapped one of them! Just a slap, kid wasn't even hurt, but he'd bawled like a baby. They needed to know who was boss around here. Those other teachers were all too soft, kids needed to learn their place. His glaring eyes roamed the empty room. Every child was absent , every seat vacant . Spinning on his too-high bootheels, Tod stomped angrily back into the hallway, where an entirely different destiny awaited him. The ...