This post is in response to the ‘100 Word Challenge’ here, where there is a list of links to all the other responses. As you will see, the brief was to write 107 words, including the seven-word phrase shown in bold below.
The tree was up, decorated, and festooned with the light set. Joe looked round.
“Sophie plug it in now!”
“Go on then, pet!”
The little girl dived behind an armchair. A clunk, a click… and then… no light.
“Oh. So what’s wrong, then? They worked when I put them away.”
As Sophie crawled out and stood up, she lost her balance for a moment and collided with the hi-fi system, hitting the button labelled ‘FM’. A familiar tune blared out.
“… ONES… I USED TO KNOW…”
It was hard to say which of them was the more startled.
“It’s all right, pet. You’ve just put the wrong plug in.”
It's kind to share!
Tab A, slot B — it all gets so complicated.
Cute story.
Cheers!
JzB
It’s an easy mistake to make
Familiar mistak
Ahh an easy mistake to make x
Why are plugs always in the most inacessible spot? It it a law of nature, or something?