WWBH Short Story

1) Write a story using both photos.
2) Keep your word count to 500 words or less.
3) Submit your completed story to your blog hostess (Nicole, Carrie, Tena or Leanne)
 4) You have the next week to post.
5) Have fun, don’t stress, let those creative juices flow! Remember: the blog hop is about creative writing and community, so feel free to invite a friend to join in!

The weekend was lovely and homely

Family were well behaved and chatty

It was what she needed as they picked berries

Ripe and juicy autumnal fruits to make Perry

Time to return to the city came all too soon

The Board meeting was set for noon

The confidential folder she’d seen in his drawer

Had worried her all week and now furthermore

She had a nasty inkling of what it contained

It pulled and pricked at her like a muscle sprain

For her to win the much coveted and competed for role

Acting innocent like a secret spy, an undercover mole

She’d befriended colleagues, made tea and coffee

Cooked homemade fudge and some toffee

Her tongue had become twisted with untruths and lies

She weaved her web, caught and trapped numerous flies

Her family always loved her no matter what

They were ignorant of life in the jungle of concrete

Walls and boxes, stairs and elevators, secret corners

Smiles were snide, words were spoken without honour

 Brilliant white teeth, fake tans, false nails, dyed hair,

The facade was maintained day by day with ultimate care

A professional veneer, a shield of protection, guarded

The brain was over worked, the body tired and jaded

She knocked on his office door, firm and authoritative

Entered, waited, sure the verdict would be vindictive

The folder lay on his desk in full view nothing covert

He cleared his throat; blue eyes stared at her direct

She kept her demeanour, sat straight and elegant

He started to speak, a low deep rumble, the voice fluent

She understood his words but comprehension took longer

As they sank in her emotions became stronger and stronger

She restrained herself from whooping with joy and glee

She wanted to shout hoorah, she accepted breathily

Her work colleagues cheered as she came out of the door

They’d all suspected the outcome long before

She was perfect for the role, her promotion long overdue

She was the only one who didn't have a clue

Now the fun would begin as she moved to a different continent

She would miss her family and friends in lands that were distant

Working hard, playing hard, living her life to the full

The wonder of travel, seeing new places had a magical pull

It would see her through the next five years

There would be some heartache, some tears

The company would reward hard work and toil

She would give them her soul, her life, her all.