Flash Fiction round 2 results!

My Flash Fiction round two story “The Hunger” (which you can read here: https://roina-arwen.dreamwidth.org/7483.html) actually got 12th place in my group, and earned me four points (1st place gets 15 points, and the points go down from there).

On the one hand, that’s an improvement from round one - yay!!
On the other hand, since round one netted me 0 points, my total points for both rounds (which is four) is not enough to get me into the top 5 for my group, so I’m not advancing to the next round.

But hey!! Twelfth is a huge improvement, so I’ll take it!

*Boogie*

LJ Idol, Prompt 19: “Mamihlapinatapai”

“This week has been craaaaazy,” Ginny said, swirling her rum & coke before taking a sip. The gentle clinking of the ice reminded her of the wind chimes that used to hang in the tree outside her childhood bedroom window. “I’m so glad you were available - it’s been far too long since we last got together.”

“Right? I’ve hated having to go back to the office these last few weeks. I really enjoyed working from home with nobody but Tasha Yarn to keep me company,” Sarah replied with a grin.

Ginny smiled back, thinking about Sarah’s aging tabby. Tasha Yarn was a sweet and friendly cat, but much to their surprise, she was also an excellent judge of character.

It had been almost two years ago when Ginny brought her then-boyfriend Mason to Sarah’s apartment for dinner for the first time. She had been dating him for a little over a month. Shortly after they arrived at the apartment, Tasha Yarn stubbornly inserted herself on the couch between Ginny and Mason. The cat’s fur bristled and she kept hissing at Mason whenever he tried to touch either her or the cat. Ginny had been amused by the cat’s protectiveness, but after the fourth or fifth hiss, Mason got mad about it and brusquely shoved the cat off the couch.

Ginny knew right then that Mason was not the one for her, and immediately showed him the door.

Ever since then, all prospective suitors were eventually introduced to Tasha Yarn. Several had passed “The Tasha Test”, but they were few and far between, and none of them had yet proven to be that mythical “One”.
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