May 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – Tooting Marvellous

Charli’s Flash Fiction prompt:

May 9, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about growing older. It can be humorous, dark or poignant. It can be true or total fiction. It can be fine wine or an old fossil. Go where the prompt leads!

Tooting Marvellous

Mabel sat in her armchair and glanced around her surroundings.
Look at them all — old fogies.
She was, undoubtedly, at least ten years younger than them. Goodness knows why they’d put her in here. There must have been some mistake.
But that silver-haired Derek, sat across the room, he looked rather dashing. Someone to get to know and, maybe, help ease the boredom.
Shifting slightly in her chair, she felt a build up in her stomach, and a loud fart escaped.
At least there were some benefits to growing old…No embarrassment factor; she could toot to her heart’s content!

Ritu 2019

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  2. Charli Mills
    May 16, 2019 @ 00:57:57

    Ha, ha! When can I start claiming this benefit of old age, Ritu? 😀

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  3. susansleggs
    May 13, 2019 @ 16:54:19

    Great chuckle on a Monday morning. Thanks.

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  4. Susan Zutautas
    May 11, 2019 @ 22:32:21

    lol! Loved this.

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  5. robbiesinspiration
    May 11, 2019 @ 18:15:31

    Haha, Ritu, don’t show this to your parents, they may not agree.

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  6. willowdot21
    May 11, 2019 @ 16:57:10

    Lol Sis love this 💜

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  7. Jennie
    May 11, 2019 @ 11:55:52

    Haha! 😅

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  8. simplywendi
    May 11, 2019 @ 04:30:17

    thanks for the laugh! 🙂

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  9. Meg
    May 11, 2019 @ 04:01:05

    Oh that’s great! 😂

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  10. Jewel Ingalls
    May 11, 2019 @ 00:25:09

    Haha! You went there!

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  11. Annette Rochelle Aben
    May 10, 2019 @ 23:04:55

    Okay, now you have forced me to tell a truly bad joke… Do you know why farts smell? So the deaf and hard of hearing can enjoy them too!

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