Tara looked at the clogged sink and cursed “Damn this had to get jammed today, of all the days. John is out of town and there is a strike, how on earth am I going to call the plumber?”
Reena was passing by her house when she saw the door ajar and walked in.
“Anyway I can help aunty, you don’t seem ok”
Tara looked at her 20 something neighbour, in 4 inch heels, manicured nails, the typical college girl and smirked.
“The sink is choked, now you Missy cant possibly fix it, can you?
Reena smiled- “be back in a jiffy”
In the next 2minutes she was back,dressed in baggy pants and a tool kit, a hammer in her back pocket.
Next half an hour,she had fixed the sink.
Tara was gobsmacked.
“Aunty my Dad taught me this, there is no man’s work and woman’s work, one must know everything”
(149 words)
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Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.
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I know there is nothing that a women can’t do..Its just our own pre conceived notions that stop us from attempting new things.
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Very true and we need to break that!
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How true! But there are somethings only a woman can do. Isn’t it?
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Like? 😊
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Having babies !
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lol that’s right!
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As always, a good story from you.
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Thanks Gaurav😊
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Such a powerful punch with that last line, Akshata! Kudos to Dad and more power to Reena!
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Thanks Anagha!
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Good one Akshata. Loved how she had outfits to compliment different aspects of her personality.
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Thanks Kanika! I also wanted to show how judgemental we are
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This is brilliant Akshata. Even your flash fiction stories are inspirational! Keep it up…
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Thanks Meha I loved yours as well!
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So true in today’s times.
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Indeed!
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Wow beauty with brains.
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True! 😊
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Bravo, Reena! And Reena’s Dad!
Loved this take on the prompt, Akshata!
Thank you for writing for #FridayFotoFiction
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Thx so much Mayuri!
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Really nice. I wish there were more Dads like that!
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True Corinne
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That’s like the girl to be! Lovely Aks Thanks for linking up with #FridayFotoFiction.
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Yep! Thx Tina
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Fabulous. Yes we did seem to write on similar lines but of course you are the best at writing stories. Love it.😍
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No such thing! You are good as well. Great minds think alike!
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