Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #422 using the word ‘brace’.
In exactly 25 words, this is my take.
He came running into the house shouting my name. His voice sounded frantic. When he reached me, he grabbed my hands and said “Brace yourself.”
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25 Words
This is “Shock To The System” by Billy Idol
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Ooh-err, I’m braced too!
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Always good to be prepared!
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Oh no, this can’t be good.
Well, unless he just won the lottery.
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Hahaha! My first draft was something like: “Honey, brace yourself. We just won the lottery!”
Thanks, Sis!
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Very compelling.
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Thanks! By the look of what’s going outside their house, I’d be frantic, too!
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You’re so good at completely capturing a moment in very few words. Another great flash!
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Thanks, Sweets! I love doing these flashes!
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A cliffhanger
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Our very existence is one big cliffhanger, isn’t it? Thanks, cara Sadje.
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Yes, in the current environment
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Is he,
Fraudulently frantic
Fearfully frantic
Forlornly frantic
Or
Fondly Frantic … ?
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Fookin’ frantic …. and so is that song! 😂 Thanks, dear Ivor! 🥰
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A fit of frolicking fun, Nancy
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For the fourth! Thanks, dear boy! 🥰
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