Welcome to ‘drabble’ day. What is a ‘drabble’ you ask? A drabble is a short work of fiction, exactly 100 words in length.
Join me. Create your own 100-word piece of fiction. The more dabbling with drabbles the merrier. Tag your post with ‘Friday Drabble’ and use the hash-tag #fridaydrabble on Twitter.
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“Mom, you can do this.”
She stood up and swayed a bit. Her husband grabbed her hand. She pulled it from him. “I’m fine.” She snapped.
Regaining control, she lunged forward towards the safety of the wall. Her feet clunked loudly catching up with the rest of her body. She took a deep breath.
“Easy.” Her husband cautioned.
She took her hands off the wall too quickly. Suddenly, her right foot slid out from underneath her. Her arms flailed in vain trying to keep her up. She landed with a thud.
“It’s okay, Mom. Roller skating is not for everyone.”
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Lenore's Thoughts Exactly 
At first I thought this was about falling into the abyss. Nice 180 there.
Welcome, Andrea. Thanks for stopping by the place. Glad I was able to surprise you with the twist.
Excellent, Lenore! You are good!
Thank you, Darla. I’m not a good roller skater, though. The story could play out in real life.
Wow. awesome stuff!
Note to self: start roller skating again.
Welcome, Ritika. Glad you liked the drabble. And yes – get back to roller skating. It is fun, provided you can stay up.
I didn’t comment before because I read it on my phone. FANTASTIC. You are so so good at these.
Aw shucks. I do think it is safe to say I am better at writing drabbles than I am at roller skating. I could easily be the woman in this story.
How are you going to do the romantic backwards skate?!?!? 🙂
Badly.
That sounds just like me!
Me, too. Though this was truly a work of fiction.