Greetings, 50-worders and readers. This is my entry to @jayna's #fiftywords challenge. This week’s prompt is “Deed.” You can see the details of the challenge here: @jayna/fifty-wordshortchallengeround-upandnewprompt-zrdlzvg696
A Life for an Eye (a 5o-Word Story for @jayna)
When we found Pop dead, ashen, except for his neck, we were not sure if we should cry.
Ma’ looked unperturbed and kept her litany while digging out his mortuary clothes from her chest.
Woe to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.
Following the instructions these characters keep giving me, i am just going along with their stories. Dysfunctional love, trauma, revenge and evilness, keep signaling their interaction. The prompts somehow have ignited these stories. Every word so far paints almost automatically a brief chapter in this series. The word "deed", resounds as formal, scriptural and the automatic reference came regarding crime and punishment. Out of papers i had been working on before, some of the biblical references seem to fit nicely into the scheme of actions-consequences. Thus, I just let them work their way into the story.
Vida por ojo (una historia en 5o palabras)
Cuando encontramos a Pa’ muerto, todo pálido, excepto por el cuello, no estábamos seguros si debíamos llorar.
Ma’ lucía imperturbable y seguía repitiendo su letanía mientras sacaba la ropa mortuoria de su baúl.
¡Pero ay del malvado! Mal le irá, y conforme a sus obras se le pagará.
Thanks for your reading. Looking forward to your comments.
