PHOTO PROMPT-Copyright-Melanie Greenwood
Genre: Fill in the blank
Word Count: 100 words
The Patio-Loungers
©October 30th, 2014
By Vijaya Sundaram
I gazed at the patio of the house opposite where nobody lived. Outside, there were three chairs. Two people seated there waved at me to join them.
Only I saw them. My family called me retard daily. Better to not tell.
Every day, when soup was pushed through a gap in my cage, I was silent. I was busy, planning.
Hey, retard! shouted my step-mother, high-heels clicking closer.
I made up my mind.
He’s gone, Ted! Did you let him out?
Who, me? What the hell are you talking about?
“Hello!” I said to the patio-loungers, pulling up a chair.
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