248 words!

Keith's Ramblings

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My neighbour, Glenda, went for a walk the other day. It was nothing unusual, she often does. She walks across town or into the countryside, clutching her trekking sticks, and when she’s had enough, she catches a bus back home. 

As I said, she went for a walk, but I’ve not seen her since. Most of the bus drivers know her, so I asked a couple of them if she’d travelled with them lately, but she hadn’t. I’m worried that she strayed off the beaten track and got lost somewhere. 

She’s not been that nimble of late. Aches and pains, that kinda thing. She said she was struggling with slopes, and as for steps, the only ones she’d ever climb in future were those on the stairway to heaven. I laughed and said they should lay on a bus to heaven for people like her!

You should have seen the look she gave me! She said the journey to eternity was not a laughing matter. Whoops!

Mmm, I wonder where she is. You don’t think that she… that maybe… no, that’s crazy. Wherever she is, I hope she’s okay. I like Glenda so much. I’m really missing her.

Update: I just saw her getting off the number seventy-five. She told me that she’d been to stay with friends for a few days. I said how relieved I was and jokingly told her I thought perhaps she’d climbed those heavenly steps. I got that look again! 

Love ya’, Glenda!

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Thanks to Jenne Gray and CEAyr for hosting The Unicorn Challenge.

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17 thoughts on “248 words!”

  3. jenne49's avatar jenne49 Oct 11, 2024 / 21:11

    Cool story, Keith.
    I love ‘that look’ – most of us have perfected our version of it.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Oct 12, 2024 / 16:13

      You don’t want to see mine, I caught site of it in the mirror the other day and it gave me a fright!

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  6. Kritika Maheshwari's avatar Kritika Oct 12, 2024 / 05:20

    Hehe that look must be amusing. 😀
    Enjoyed the story. I thought she went to trek but friends are okay. She enjoyed.

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  7. ceayr's avatar ceayr Oct 12, 2024 / 08:14

    What is it with women and that look, Keith? Do their mums teach them before they leave the crib?

    Glenda seems sure which direction she’s heading in the hereafter, while some of us are more likely to meet on the Highway to Hell!

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Oct 12, 2024 / 16:45

      They have a look for every occasion and I’ve witnessed most of them!

      So, you’ll take the high road – why am I not surprised?

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  8. clark's avatar clark Oct 13, 2024 / 13:26

    a little charm (MC), a little suspense (narrator) happy ending… what else might a Reader want?

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