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Sunday, 2 March 2014

9 sentence fiction A new sim card


Mary bought a new sim card for her smart phone.

 She thought that she would give her husband, David, a 
surprise.


On reaching home she  saw her husband engrossed in reading a
 news paper.

She put her hand into her bag to take out the phone.


Without lifting his eyes from the paper, David, asked her to
 prepare a cup of coffee for him. 


Mary was disappointed, but she proceeded   to the kitchen.


She kept  water for boiling on the gas.


She  then  dialed her husband and said, “Hi, darling, how are
 you?”


David replied in a whisper, “Hi  Honey, I will call you later, that stupid woman is in the kitchen.”






writetribe_festival_words_3 This post is written in response to Write Tribe Festival of Words  3.


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52 comments:

  1. Shailaja V2 March 2014 at 14:09

    Oh my god! What a terrible man. And that poor woman. Usha, you're quite the tale spinner :)

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    1. Unknown2 March 2014 at 17:07

      Thank you Shailaja Glad that you liked it.

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  2. kalpana solsi2 March 2014 at 15:09

    What a shock for Mary! The poor lady was preparing to gift her husband and the carpet is being pulled under her feet. Good that she came to know if his clandestine affair.

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  3. Anonymous2 March 2014 at 15:26

    That's sad! A shock in reply of a surprise!

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  4. Sreeja Praveen2 March 2014 at 15:54

    Oho...thats a double sword :) Who does he think he is talking to, when the phone number itself is new ?? Poor guy, he's mistaken :D :D

    On a serious note, poor Mary, though :( she wanted to surprise him, and she gets a horrible surprise instead.

    Well written, Mam :)

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    1. Unknown2 March 2014 at 17:10

      Thank you Sreeja. I am glad you liked it.

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  5. Vidya Sury2 March 2014 at 15:59

    Yikes! Infidelity is such a solid resource for stories. I feel sorry for the lady!

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    1. Unknown2 March 2014 at 17:13

      Thank you Vidya. Yes, infidelity forms a very common topic for stories .

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  6. Unknown2 March 2014 at 16:35

    I went wow, wow reading your climax mam. Superb.

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    1. Unknown2 March 2014 at 17:14

      Thank you Jini. I am happy you enjoyed reading it.

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  7. Aditi2 March 2014 at 16:45

    Oh no, she must be devastated! :(

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  8. KParthasarathi2 March 2014 at 17:32

    Omg! How can he do this to his loving and gullible wife.But cheating is so common that it no longer shocks others except the victim.

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    1. Unknown2 March 2014 at 19:50

      Thank you KP. You are right. Infidelity is very common these days.

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  9. Prasanna Rao2 March 2014 at 18:24

    David is going to be in big trouble and as for Sia, it's time to throw the stupid husband out of her house :) Loved your take on the prompt :)

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    1. Unknown2 March 2014 at 19:52

      Thank you Prasanna Rao. I am very glad you liked it.

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  10. Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan2 March 2014 at 20:38

    hahaha... awesome. I loved it. :D

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    1. Unknown3 March 2014 at 15:10

      Thank you Dr. Roshan. Glad you liked it.

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  11. rudraprayaga2 March 2014 at 22:37

    So the sim card revealed the real man in him.Nice.

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  12. Unknown2 March 2014 at 23:43

    I like stories with a surprising point at the end- and this one so had --- nicely told:-) Wonder where he sits reading his newspaper and drinking coffee now, huh?:-)

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    1. Unknown3 March 2014 at 15:13

      Thanks Eliz. I am glad you liked the story. Welcome to my site.

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  13. Found In Folsom2 March 2014 at 23:48

    ayyayooo....jeezzz

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  14. Anonymous3 March 2014 at 04:08

    Gosh! That's bad but the wife should play along or was David just troubling her? Awesome one, Usha Ma'am:)

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    1. Unknown3 March 2014 at 15:17

      Thank you Vishal. It is for the readers to predict what happened next.

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  15. Jayashree Srivatsan3 March 2014 at 08:43

    Very well written with a nice twist. Loved it

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  16. Jayashree Srivatsan3 March 2014 at 09:15

    http://jaishwrites.blogspot.sg/2014/03/write-tribe-festival-day-2-blogs-that-i.html I have mentioned your blog as one that I enjoy Ma'm

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  17. Anonymous3 March 2014 at 09:24

    Such a sad thing to happen. And yet it happens so often. :(

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  18. Rajlakshmi3 March 2014 at 12:50

    awww poor wife... the husband needs to be taught a lesson

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    1. Unknown3 March 2014 at 15:00

      Thank you Rajlakshmi. You are correct. His wife must teach him a lesson.

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  19. Suzy3 March 2014 at 15:10

    Oh no. She best show him the door I think.

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    1. Unknown3 March 2014 at 15:42

      Yes Suzy A man's. Infidelity is very shocking.

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  20. Shilpa Garg3 March 2014 at 20:19

    OMG!! That's so terrible!! :(

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    1. Unknown3 March 2014 at 20:35

      Yes Shilpa these men deserve to be dumped.

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  21. Unknown3 March 2014 at 20:33

    Thank you Tulika. Such men can never adjust in any family.

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  22. Reshma4 March 2014 at 06:30

    Poor lady, she certainly deserved a better husband...

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    1. Unknown6 March 2014 at 14:48

      Yes Reshma, it was a great shock for her.

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  23. Asha4 March 2014 at 11:38

    well spun story, ma'am. such men should'nt even be classified as humans.

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    1. Unknown6 March 2014 at 14:49

      Yes Asha such men are demons. Glad you liked the story.

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  24. Mina Menon4 March 2014 at 14:54

    ooops! That wasnt the ending I was expexting

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    1. Unknown6 March 2014 at 14:51

      Thanks Mina. An unexpected ending makes a story interesting.

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  25. Archana K B4 March 2014 at 15:57

    :) this reminded me of those jokes we see on marriage and spouse...

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    1. Unknown6 March 2014 at 14:53

      Welcome to my site bluediamond. Thanks for the comments.

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  26. Anita Sabat4 March 2014 at 22:17

    Gosh! What a shock Mary would have got... Pretty common these days...

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    1. Unknown6 March 2014 at 14:56

      Thank you Anita for the visit. Thanks for the comments.

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  27. Unknown6 March 2014 at 14:47

    Thank you Tulika. Poor lady. She never expected such a response.

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