Two lonely people

he's getting ready for bed and she's fed up with the bad weather

Ready for bed

A huge yawn distorted his features and threatened to unhinge his jaw. His eyes watered and he rubbed them. He pushed himself out of the old couch and muttered “I’d better hit the sack”. He clicked the TV off and shuffled his old slippers on the vinyl floor, went to the closet, opened it and took his old chipped baseball bat. Eyes half closed, he went to bed.

 

Hard rain

She has been cooped up at home for a week. The weather has been horrendous. She is standing at her picture window, watching the birch tree of her garden swaying with each gust of wind. Last night, it rained cats and dogs. Early this morning, she put her green raincoat on and went to the garden to clear it of all the dead animals. If only they came down alive, she sure would keep a poodle and probably a Siamese cat or two. She loved animals.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I must be dense today, becuz I'm not catching the drift on taking a baseball bat to bed!?!?!! Maybe if this were a female, it might lead my perverted mind into a slightly demented direction *heh! heh! heh!*

And as for raining cats & dogs . . . it's been so long since it rained that way in California, I'm pretty sure the animals would probably survive these piddly little sprinkles we've been getting for the past 5 years!

Really, tho . . . whatever ties these two little stories together, that is also escaping me . . . I guess either your writing is a little vague here or my mind is just fried from the recent summer heat! *smile*

[Woody]

thanks again B. and no nothing wrong with your brains. no link between the two. at the time I had these two little ideas but the pieces were too short so I put them together.
later, tho, I did link them and added a few bits and pieces and made a proper story (count your blessings) maybe you've read it.
the bat. are you familiar with the expression "to hit the sack? :)

[barleygirl]

Oh my gawd! Hit the sack! How could I have missed that!??!?!?! *smile*

[barleygirl]

OK, I re-read the story . . . it's much better. I guess I get lost when there's too much going on between the lines! (((HUGS)))

[samarahmed]

this was great, was just so creative good job

[Woody]

thank you so much, Samar. glad you found it interesting :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Hahaha you are so funny woody you make me smile everytime.Poor guy hitting the sack poor gal raking up cats and dogs in droves.That is some bad weather lol.

[Woody]

Thank you Vid. yes, I enjoy writing those little quirky snippets. the girl should consider herself lucky, don't you think? could've been worse. imagine, hailing taxis :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

You have a point there.That could cause damage lol

[Great Aunt Astri]

These are lovely little literary snippets I love the way you take common sayings and make your characters take them literally. You know, I think you do this well because English is not your first language. Phrases like 'hit the sack' (Did he do it with his baseball bat?) and 'raining cats and dogs' must sound very amusing to someone learning English. What is your first language?

[Woody]

I think you might've hit the nail on the head Aunt Astri. English not being my first language.
my mother tongue is Arabic. thanks for the compliment.

[Great Aunt Astri]

I wonder how many of us could speak Arabic as a second language! You have my admiration for your work.( Poor little nail, it must have hurt!)

[Woody]

haha you made me laugh. poor nail, indeed.

[AMMD]

I'm always awed by your creative mind, clever play with plots, point of view, and masterful use of details. You tell full stories with multiple interpretative meanings within a few short words in each. As a lover of short stories, I look forward to reading more of your work.

[Woody]

thanks a lot. very kind of you to say so. and be my guest, go ahead whenever you have time.

[DrD]

Contrast writing is always a fun exercise but there's something very special about this. I loved the economy of words that were so well used that they were enough to create all the images and meanings needed. That's the foundation of good writing and you're there. An excelelnt job.

[Woody]

Gosh, your words mean the world to me. thank you, Sir.

[Marie]

I got it all. Good work. (You might have done omething with "poodles" and "puddles".)

[Woody]

thanks Marie. Hum.. good idea. Actually, I'm toying with the idea of making it a little longer and add more idiomatic expressions. Perhaps the two characters will morph into one main character.

[Mikael]

This is so creative! And I, too, didn't see either one coming! I love it ...

[Woody]

thank you very much, Mikael.