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Sue’s Uphill Battle

It wasn’t that big of a deal, not these days anyway, but Sue was convinced she faced an uphill battle. What if they didn’t believe her? What if they laughed, or ran away, or worse – ignored her completely? What if she was accused of keeping some big secret from those that she loved? 

These thoughts, these fears. Like shadows formed of black holes.

Sue opened the kitchen door.
The gathered barely looked up from the Bargain Buckets that slid around the table like hockey pucks. 

“Guys,” she coughed. “Guys, I…”

“We know.” They replied in a greasy chorus. “We know.”

Hey, Listen!

Check it out, I wrote something without being silly! Written as part of Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. PHOTO PROMPT submitted by ©Amanda Forestwood.

For more stories based on this photo please check out the link here. Happy reading!

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18 responses to “Sue’s Uphill Battle”

  1. neilmacdon

    I wonder if they really know. And whether they bought her a bargain bucket too

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  2. rochellewisoff

    Dear Mr. B.

    They know? I’d like to know, too. 😉 Good one. I love listening to your recordings.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. MrBinks

      I really appreciate that, Rochelle. I enjoy recording them after writing, so I’m glad someone is listening to them! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Iain Kelly

    Not such an uphill battle after all, at least not from their reactions. Also, she’s not great at keeping a secret it seems!

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  4. athling2001

    Doesn’t seem like much of a secret does it? Well done.

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  5. plaridel

    it was an uphill battle. i suppose it was going downhill after that. 🙂

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  6. James McEwan

    I wonder why she didn’t know that they knew. Maybe she is not as secretive as she thinks. What is in the buckets?

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  7. Bear

    Good story! loved the youtube listen, too.

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    1. MrBinks

      Thanks Bear!

      Reply
  8. Keith’s Ramblings

    They know but we don’t! I’m intrigued.

    I listened! It was great and made me think that I should be a bit more creative with my audios!

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    1. MrBinks

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  9. granonine

    Why is it a ‘greasy chorus”? What do they think they know? Must be a good-sized table for those bargain buckets to slide around that way! Intriguing. I want to know more.

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    1. MrBinks

      “greasy” via way of a KFC bargain bucket.

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      1. granonine

        Ah. Goes to show you where we DON’T go on the rare occasions at which we eat out. DH dislikes the deep-fat fried, which I LOVE, but oh well 🙂

  10. Dawn M. Miller

    I’m a little lost. Did I need to listen to understand or is this just over my head?

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  11. poetisatinta

    Great story and a great listen to 😊

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  12. msjadeli

    Often your companions know you better than you know yourself. I worry about her cough.

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  13. Alicia Jamtaas

    I want to know what secret she’s carrying

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