Jul 22, 2015 Fairy tale, Friday Fictioneers

Genre: Fairy Tale

Word Count:  100 words of text exactly (sans title, author, etc.)

The Kick

©July 22nd, 2015

By Vijaya Sundaram

The abandoned child emerged from the monstrous woods, and saw a building made of frosting and graham crackers.  People carried spun-sugar balloons.  Golden light from honey-lamps spilled onto sugar-frosted ground.

Feet numb, teeth chattering, she walked rapidly towards this vision.

A voice said, “Not so fast, dearie!”

An old man with sharp teeth, white beard, and black cloak stopped her, and held out his hand.  “Price of admission.”

“I’ve no coin.”

“We don’t need money — just a teensy bit of you.”

She hesitated, then spun on her heels, and kicked.

Everything vanished.   She was alone, again.

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