Not quite what it seems #FFFAW #FlashFiction

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The aroma of freshly baked donuts and hot chocolate sauce wafted through the room.

The children crowded around the little dog figurine who was seated on a donut as the most appealing chocolate cupcake lay atop his head. It was very hard to resist the temptation of taking a bite.

Marie looked at the kids expectantly- “come on grab a bite its all for you”- her gaze was fixed on me. “You can do it, its not as hard as it seems”. I gulped some air, rubbed my sweaty palms together, picked up a piece of the cup cake and brought it close to my mouth.

Mustering every ounce of courage I opened my mouth wide and took in a bite. They all clapped. I smiled and chewed my cake.

15 minutes later while the other kids were busy devouring the feast my Mom had lovingly prepared, I made some excuse and ran away. Once in the washroom, I put my hand deep down my throat and vomitted. I made sure every bit of that cupcake was out of my system.

They termed it as anorexia nervosa, but for me bringing out food felt liberating. I prayed for the poor doggie whose sacrifice has gone in vain.

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Published by Akshata Ram

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.

23 thoughts on “Not quite what it seems #FFFAW #FlashFiction”

    1. Thanks Varad I should have probably eliminated that line it sounds forced does it? What I meant to convey is the girl did not eat the cupcake after all so the dog fifurine’s life which was meant to be relished was a waste

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  9. Hey well written as always. I see that these days you are writing a lot more to create awareness around certain types of illness. A for the effort. I also didn’t understand the dog reference until I read the comment.

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