Pleasing Some People
My wife, unlike you, is rather short and, unlike you, is always telling people she isn’t.
Since the rest of us in our household are very tall, sadly, she gets little sympathy.
But, I feel for her, I really do!
The light pull cord got old and rotten in the bathroom and prone to breaking.
Each time it broke and was tied up again, its end advanced gradually towards the ceiling.
Eventually, my wife gave in and protested that she was having to jump up and down to switch on the light and was afraid when she came down she might break through the floor.
Also, the neighbors were complaining about the noise … Something about elephants.
She still insisted she wasn’t short, of course… Or fat.
We all felt for her, of course.
Finally, I fixed the cord pull with a new one, thinking she’d suffered enough.
I thought she would be really grateful. But she still moaned.
OK, the cord ended six inches away from the floor.
I was trying to be kind…
There’s no pleasing some people.
An inspiration and a mentor, Mr. Rob Hopcott is a seasoned writer with an amazing collection of short stories. This is his first piece of writing for Libre Magazine, a response to Marwa Nasser’s I Am Not THAT Short.
Visit Rob Hopcott’s website at http://onlineflashfiction.blogspot.com/
Category: Ramblings, Short Stories
That’s very funny!!! my favorite line is: Also, the neighbors were complaining about the noise … Something about elephants. great stuff!
Marwa