Shorts: Proceed with caution

[beaku 2,656]

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Shorts: Proceed with caution

As her head lay on the tarmac, she realized what a fool she'd been. Of course, things turned out the way they did. It was tomfoolery to leave things to chance. But it was too late. She was vaguely aware of a crowd gathering around her and spitting out mumbo jumbo. She gave a sigh - or at least what could be considered a sigh, in her mind.

 

Her life began flashing before her eyes. Back to when she was a wee child - Ah! Those were the days! She was free as a butterfly, or as free as her conservative mother would allow her to be. Her father, on the other hand, was carefree and easygoing. His outlook on life was perhaps a bit ahead of his time. He had worked as a safety inspector for most of his life. It almost seemed ironic that her daughter should be laying there like she was.

 

She wondered if it was the obstinacy she showed in her youth that was making her pay now. Could it be? After all, a big bunch of people believe in karma so, could it be? Nah! It had to be the inauspicious arrangement of the planets that had put her there. Yes! That had to be it! Her hands twitched as she reassured herself that her rosary beads were safe. It had to be Saturn! It was all her daughter's fault. She had warned her not to buy anything new that month but the younger generation hardly ever seemed to pay attention to these things. She just had to go and buy a new TV! The look of indignation on her face was apparent.
But it didn't matter. Nothing mattered. Suddenly, she felt a wave of peace. She wasn't angry. She wasn't sad or hurt. In fact, she felt nothing but peace. She felt the calling; it was time. She closed her eyes gently.

 

As I pushed through the crowd and reached her, the situation had become considerably chaotic. I shook her slightly and she opened her eyes with a jerk. I helped her up and handed her purse and bag of groceries, which she accepted like an automaton. Her face seemed to say, 'What world is this? What are you?' "You slipped on some garbage over there, Ma'am. This is a very busy road. Proceed with caution."

Millions of Kilometers away:
"Hey, check this out! I just made this lady slip and fall on a busy road because her daughter dared to buy a new TV! BWAHAHAHA!!!! "
" Um... Saturn, aren't you getting a little outdated now? I mean, just last month, Mercury caused the loss of billions of dollars of this family because they left an eggshell in their house on a vegetarian day. "
" Say, WHAAAAAA... "
" He also has eyes on the west. Some cartoon character wants to rule the world, apparently. "
" You don't say! "
" Well, I'm just telling you. Keep an eye for it! "

 

Edited October 22, 2016 by beaku

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[VaudeVille 1,428]

A lovely satire on superstitions that prevail in society. I like it.

[beaku 2,656]

A lovely satire on superstitions that prevail in society. I like it.

Haha, it actually didn't start out as that but I improvised :P... That's actually what Shorts is all about.

[shotgun123_awesome 443]

nice .

[ToHoYoNTaDa 1,147]

gr8 j0b

[Magenta 5,165]

:lol: so true how things happen in the world in reality

It's ironic that she was a bit criticising of her "conservative" mother xD