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Eleven-Eleven by Mario PIERRE
75 Word Story writing prompt entry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mom died at the age of ninety-two. During her last months,
 
she kept repeating the digits
 
‘eleven-eleven’. She would scribble ’11-11’ everywhere, and would tell everyone around:
 
“ It’s eleven-eleven, isn’t it?”

Exasperated, I told her one morning, “Mom, you know my birthday’s on November eleven,
 
right?”

“SHUUUSH!” She whispered. “That’s not it, Emily!”

I watched her draw her last breath. 

I shivered as I glanced at the wall clock.

It read: “11-11 PM.


Writing Prompt
Write a story on any topic. But you must use only 75 words to tell your story. Exactly 75 words. Title not included in the count.

Author Notes
Please forgive me formatting, I really couldn't do it right!!!

     

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