Monday, February 9, 2009

THE TEST

(When Karthik told me sometime back about the 55fiction fad, I didn't realize what he meant by that. But I happened to come across a few which inspired me to try my hand at it.. )

“… this is an insult! Say no to that impertinent girl”!
“Absolutely. What does she think of herself! HIV test before marriage?? How embarrassing”!
“.. But ma, there’s nothing wrong with it. I’ve already taken it. And would get the report any minute now”..
(Door bell)
They wait, as Prateek reads the report.
“So”?
“Positive….”!

54 comments:

V Mawley said...

Wonderful; I am astounded by the theme as well as by the brevity..Mawley.

Matangi Mawley said...

@ mawley..

thnk u, pa! :) so happy tht u'rs should be my 1st comment!

Winnie the poohi said...

whoa! cool one...

Matangi Mawley said...

@ winnie..

thnk u! :)

Sameera Ansari said...

Great theme!Good one,keep it up :)

Matangi Mawley said...

@ sameera..

thnk u!!! i owe u 1! :)

V Mawley said...

I am happy too; more than you, I shall keep track of the comments , to this post...

Matangi Mawley said...

@ mawley..

:) :) ... i m sure u will! :D

Kartz said...

Well well well... Another feather in ur hat. :)

Heh heh heh... Now I can say I *initiated* you to this. :P Though I am yet to try one meself. Actually, likh chuka hun - too lazy to post it. Will prolly put it up soon...

Good one there! Keep 'em coming!

Peace.

---
And a big *hi* to uncle! :)

Matangi Mawley said...

@ kartz..

thnk u! :D

I'll try 2 be truthful said...

what a twist!!

Priya said...

Very well written..

Ratzzz said...

ouch!! y did i expect this.. :-(


:-)good write MM... more 55s to come i suppose

pandian chelliah said...

wow...thats a good one....

Matangi Mawley said...

@ i ll try to b truthful..

thnk u!

Matangi Mawley said...

@ priya..

thnk u!

Matangi Mawley said...

@ the rat..

:) thnk u! more 55s??? i m nt sure abt tht.. bt thnk u!!!

Matangi Mawley said...

@ 333...

thnk u!

G.S.Vasukumar said...

Superb!

Arv said...

nice 1st 55 :)

take care... cheers...

Matangi Mawley said...

@ vasu..

thnk u!

Matangi Mawley said...

@ arv..

thnk u!

Anonymous said...

Oooh! I like.. For a 1st attempt, it rocked! Loved the theme and the way it was expressed in 55 words :)

Matangi Mawley said...

@ rv...

thnk u!

Praveen said...

so much conveyed in so few words//great concept

Matangi Mawley said...

@ praveen...

thnk u!

Rajesh said...

Wow!!! Nice...wish i cud some up wit smthing at least half as good as this..

P.S: Visit my blog..read 'a heavenly sojourn'...u hav a surprise..

Matangi Mawley said...

@ rajesh..

thnk u! :) ll do it..

AV said...

COOL!! nice idea. will try to come up wid one too! :) nice work btw.

Matangi Mawley said...

@ av..

thnk u! :) m waiting 4 u'rs..

Anonymous said...

Hi MM,
Thanks for your comments on my blog. I loved this 55...story of yours. Absolutely brilliant in all its brevity!!
Keep writing, and I'll come back for more soon.
Cheers..
Pallavi

Matangi Mawley said...

@ pallavi..

thnk u!

Arnab Majumdar said...

Nice one, a different kinda theme, from the rest of the world... was this your first time? I've grown quite fond of 55 fiction myself.

Matangi Mawley said...

@ arnab..

yep.. my 1st time..

thnk u!

Winnie the poohi said...

Have written few myself.. do check out

http://catawampusme.blogspot.com/search/label/55%20words.%20short%20story

man in painting said...

Wonderful!
Brevity is beauty.
nice
wishes
mip

Anonymous said...

Shocking, good one. for the first try, i must say it is really good. keep it up.

will try exercise too.cheers.

Matangi Mawley said...

winnie..

ll read..

:)

Matangi Mawley said...

@ man in painting..

thnk u!

Matangi Mawley said...

@ dheepika..

thnk u! :) awaiting u'rs..

Karthik Padmanabhan said...

that was xcellent..u inspired me to write one too :) i hav posted it in my blog..

Sashu... said...

Matangi, sayin so much in so little words- hats off! :)

Matangi Mawley said...

@ karthik..

thnk u!

Matangi Mawley said...

@ sashu..

thnk u!

Anonymous said...

so short and straight to the point!
apt theme and touchingly written.try some more.

Matangi Mawley said...

@ verbivorehere..

thnk u! ll sure try.. :)

Anonymous said...

What a coincidence! I am working on this "55 fiction" right now! I have decided to post a coupla stories! :)

Goes without saying that I enjoyed reading the fiction! Kudos!

Matangi Mawley said...

@rampantheart..

thnk u! :) awaiting u'rs..

Unknown said...

:)

Anonymous said...

Hi!That was just super. I am definitely tempted to give it a try.

Meghana Naidu said...

Oh! very well written! crisp and thought provoking. that's quite a combination.

Matangi Mawley said...

@ sheru.. thanks!

Matangi Mawley said...

@e2d...

thanks!

Matangi Mawley said...

@meghna...

thanks!