Requital
She was torn. She so loved the idea of being the pretty one, the damsel with the beautiful gown and the tall pointy hat, long and flowing fabric sprouting from the top. At least, she loved the idea until she saw the other costumes. The armour! The swords, and the intricately embossed shields! Damn those boys. They had all the real fun. What intrigued her most, she decided, was the pony-tail hanging off the center of that one shield. She hoped it was real. She hoped it was that mean girl’s. If it was, then she really did not want to be the damsel, after all. Damsel, indeed. She wanted to be the one who owned that shield.
19 comments:
Grinning - this is so clever - nicely done!
This is wonderful, well written.
This is great! and Thanks for your nice comments!
Hi Debby, I enjoyed reading a truly refreshing take on the prompt!
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I can quite understand your heroine's feelings, although I would have gone for the swords myself
Joan of Arc is far more interesting.
Great take on the prompt!
~laurie
Fair enough - who doesn't?
To have it both ways, a damsel in fighting cloths...sounds like a good idea to me.
An Amazon in the making! LOL
I loved that ending line. It cut through like a sword.
I really liked this.
Wonderful tale!
Girl power! Love this!!
Wonderfully written...hope she got to play the warrior not damsel for once.
Debby this is awesome....love it!
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Smiles... and how many of us were oh so jealous of the fun the boys had.
Hahaha! I loved every word of this. Such great surprises, especially at the end. And I can totally relate to the protagonist - at Halloween, I always wanted the gladiator costumes rather than the princess ones. I mean, just look at that shield! :)
What a wonderful approach! Loved this one.
So clever. What a great take.
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