Flash Fiction Foray #13 Waterloo Sunset

Matt has the Flash Fiction Foray going on again!
We’re at number 13 already, how’d that happen Matt??!! Still, I’m proud to say I have taken part in each one! 🙂
This time the prompt is Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks.
Read up on the challenge here!

London’s Very Own Cinderella

What a night! But she wasn’t meant to stay out so late! The drinks had been flowing, the music was pumping, and though she had promised herself that she would be back home by midnight, the pull of the beats was far too strong…

She slumped onto the small ledge of a seat in the shelter and looked around. Waterloo station in the background, the dim light of the sun, starting to rise… She’d arrived in London in such style, as the sun set last night, and here she was, waiting for the night bus, watching a Waterloo Sunrise instead.

But I Smile Anyway...

22 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. ekpreston's avatar ekpreston
    Aug 11, 2015 @ 02:39:06

    I think that this would make for a great opening to a longer story. You’ve got me hooked, and I want to know what happens next.

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  2. calensariel's avatar calensariel
    Aug 11, 2015 @ 00:15:20

    I felt kind of sorry for her. Showing up alone and now just sort of going home alone. Makes me wonder what she was really feeling between all those beats of the music…

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  4. curtisbausse's avatar curtisbausse
    Aug 09, 2015 @ 19:19:02

    A nice take on Cinderella, and lots of atmmosphere – well done!

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  5. thebookblogger2014's avatar thebookblogger2014
    Aug 06, 2015 @ 16:29:54

    I love the wordplay along with the fact that it sounds like the woman has a lot of stories to tell!
    Thanks for taking part!
    Best, Matt

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  6. kritsayvonne's avatar kritsayvonne
    Aug 05, 2015 @ 21:40:30

    Brilliant the way you turned sunset to sunrise. X

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  7. Erika's avatar Erika Kind
    Aug 05, 2015 @ 21:09:44

    Oh that was a beautiful story, Ritu! You and Rich are doing great in this!

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  8. Marissa Bergen's avatar Marissa Bergen
    Aug 05, 2015 @ 19:57:11

    Nicely done!

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  9. Wafflemethis's avatar wafflemethis
    Aug 05, 2015 @ 19:07:26

    I love it sis reminds me of a few nights out in my younger days ☺☺

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