Four Chances to live or Die .. A Flash Fiction Story

Flash fiction is fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category. Some self-described markets for flash fiction impose caps as low as 300, while others consider stories as long as 1000 words to be flash fiction. [Source: Wikipedia]. The Below story is written in 200 words

George loaded the revolver with the three bullets he had and fired two shots in air Bang! Bang!. Now it was just one bullet that kept his life from death. He was not sure if he was fighting his will to live or braving his audacity to die.

He had been a loser all his life and now he wanted peace. He put the revolver to his temple and thought about everything that has gone wrong with him .He felt it right to let the bullet pierce his head and put an end to this sheer madness. He stared at himself in the mirror and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. He sighed, looked into the mirror and tried again.Nothing changed. He was furious with rage; he can’t have an easy death. He put the revolver to his temple again, closed his eyes and pulled the trigger .He was still alive. All his futile suicide attempts had failed miserably so far. But he knew that if he pulled the trigger fourth time, he will be dead. He put the revolver to his temple again but his hand faltered. He decided to give another shot at life and put the revolver down.

Comments

Sujith said…

super, dude!! you just gave me an idea to blog....!!! that was really good !

13/1/10

MuddassirShah said…

Thanks, I am waiting for your post

14/1/10

sujith said…

by the way I have posted something new, not a fiction story.... something more real... do drop in !

14/1/10

Shruthi Srinidhi said…

Good one Mr Story writer:)...Its very challenging to write a story in just 200 words. Applause for such a nice write. Keep penning more :)

16/1/10

MuddassirShah said…

@Sujith,
I have read your latest, heart touching .

16/1/10

MuddassirShah said…

@Shruthi,
Thank you.
Flash fiction and sketch stories are cool. I think I will write more flash fiction, help me get some topics for this

16/1/10

MuddassirShah said…

Danke... Keep looking for more :)

16/1/10

Anonymous said…

Hey Nice write.
Keep it coming

18/1/10

CoolNukeAshok said…

looks interesting and catchy. I can suggest lot more topics for ur flash fiction.

10/2/10

MuddassirShah said…

Ashok,
I will be glad if u can suggest topics.
My problem is if I come up with topics, i have prejudiced ideas and cannot give my best.Hence need help from others for topics especially for sketch stories and flash fiction

10/2/10

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