Elf
For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this year, I’m posting a 100 word piece of flash fiction every day. It might be a self-contained story, or a scene–whatever, it’ll be fiction, and it’ll be over in a flash! Today’s story is…
Elf
“But people are paid to do it!” Laura insisted. Ed wasn’t listening. He pulled his Mazda Miata into the self service bay; the gleaming paintwork in stark contrast to the grime of the garage.
Ed had just started examining the car when he heard running. He backed away as five small men with pointed ears and green jumpsuits approached carrying cleaning supplies.
“Wait! Stop!” he shouted, but to no avail. The men set about cleaning Ed’s Mazda while he watched, helpless. Then he noticed the sign over the bay. Until now he had thought a letter was missing:
ELF SERVICE
Check back on Monday for F…
Took me a while to work out which letter he thought was missing…. great piece of flash, as are your others. You’ve got me wanting more already. I’ll be back me thinks..
Thank you, Lynne! I’m glad you’re enjoying these stories. 🙂
Haha!
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LOL!! I wish I could be such a clever writer! Thanks for getting my Saturday started with a laugh Visiting from the A-Z Challenge. 🙂
Thank you for visiting, and your kind words, Kathy. I’m glad I could help you start your weekend with a smile. 🙂
Haha, that’s great!
Glad you enjoyed it, Laura. 🙂
Lol. I repark if I’m accidentally in self-service and my jaw would drop if I ended up in elf-service.
Hi, Medeia! Indeed… though House Elf service could be fun. Dobby and Winky washing the car would be entertaining… 🙂
HAHA! That would be quite the shock.
~Patricia Lynne~
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Patricia Lynne, YA Author
Indeed! 😀
Ha! Cute.
Thanks, Chuck! 🙂
Cute. Though I’d be relieved not to have to do it myself 🙂