Come on, announce the winner already!
Staring at the bottle of water by the stage, he swallows as his mouth suddenly feels dry as a desert. Who the heck put that bottle of water there? Who’s this cruel?
Come on. His knees begins to buckle. Stop babbling and start announcing, he screams mentally as beads of sweat begin to trickle down his brows.
“… and the first place for the speech contest goes to,” This is it. he thinks, as if ready to pounce. “Derrick Johnson!” His jaw drops to the floor as everyone applause for the person sitting behind him.
(100 Words)
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Now, this is fairy-magic … I have posted mine before I read anyone’s … but apparently the first line was someplace in the meta-mind .. because … well. … how fun!
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I think he may need something stronger than water now!
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I think so too.
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Ah bitter-sweet. Learning to live with failure is still learning though.
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Far better to tell yourself you’re probably going to lose, not win! That way, either you won’t be disappointed or you’ll be elated!
My story!
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That’s very true.
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Oh, the agony! Very well-written 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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Yay for Derrick! Given how sure this guy was that he would get it, I feel inclined to side with anyone else. Fun story with a very happy ending IMO.
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Thank you.
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I hate it when that happens! Better luck to him for next time. Good story.
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Me too. Thanks for dropping by.
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