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“Gawd!” groaned Bobo the bear. “I’m covered in dirt!”
“My clothes are permanently soiled!” moaned Tina the baby doll.
“But we have a new owner,” brightened Monty the monkey, brushing away dirt. “A child loves us again.”
“Yeah, but she’s weird,” complained Bobo.
“She sleeps all day!”
“You guys are missing the point,” explained Monty. “We’re toys! We live to be loved by children. Annie is our new owner and she needs us. Life is good!”
“I just hate laying in dirt all day,” sighed Tina.
“Just be happy Annie loves us,” encouraged Monty. “…Even though she’s a child vampire.”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2017/05/31/2-june-2017/
EagleAye
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Can’t say I expected that ending. I was thinking more along the lines of them being buried together in some kind of shallow, muddy grave. Maybe a serial killers trophy collection or something. Great write.
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I actually did consider something like that for a plot line. That and a bunch of other things too. It’s good to know I can still surprise you clever folk once in a while. 😉 Thanks so much! 🙂
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Beggars can’t be choosers, right? Fun twist ending!
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Exactly. 😉 Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Joy! 🙂
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Poor toys. One can only hope Annie will love them despite their grubbiness. My mother threw my teddy bear away – very sad about that.
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Sorry to hear that. I don’t remember having a teddy bear. I remember a tiger I carried around a lot. Annie loves her toys plenty even if they’re covered with Romanian dirt. 😉 Thanks Lyn! 🙂
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Dear Eric,
Toy Story meets Interview with a Vampire. Love it. I just hope Annie doesn’t suck stuffing from Teddy bears. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nah. Stuffing just doesn’t fill the tummy properly, but she had “practiced” on them a bit. It took some getting used to by the toys. 😉 Thanks Rochelle! 🙂
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That’s a creatively different take on the prompt. Well done.
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Thank you kindly! 🙂
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Fangs for this delightfully different take! Excellent.
Cast Aside – a very short story
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My pleasure. Thanks very much! 🙂
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On, goodness. I was thinking, “Zombie?” Maybe a vampire is worse.
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Hehe. You saw the direction I was going in. I’d say vampire is worse. Who knows, they might make her a “kindly vampire.” 😉 Thanks much! 🙂
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I hope the three of them can turn her away from her expected career
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Right? Perhaps she’ll be a well-adjusted, level-headed vampire. One can only hope anyway. 😉
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Yikes! How do you make a CHILD Vampire? Do Vampires have babies or do they bite them? :o)
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I think they bite them. In the “Interview with a Vampire” series by Anne Rice, there was a child vampire. She was bitten as a child by Lestat. Freaky, eh? 😉
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Well, I can call it a day. I’ve learned my requisite one thing. :o)
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At least they are loved and that is enough. I always expect a twist from you. Nice one.
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Hehe. I would hate to disappoint you. 😉 Thanks Indira! 🙂
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I was thinking along the lines of Toy Story to start with, then toys buried with their owner, until the killer last line. Well done
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Hehe. It was Toy Story through most of it. Then Anne Rice tapped on my shoulder. 😉 Thanks kindly, Michael! 🙂
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That was a major detour right at the end there. Didn’t expect that. Made me think of interview with a vampire for a sec.
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Yeah, that happens a lot here at Momus News. That sudden left turn into the nether regions of the mind is a common occurence. 😉 Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Nicely done. Child vampires really need a toy they can sink their teeth into.
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Haha! Now the toys gotta hope the experience…doesn’t suck. 😉
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