Wordsmithsunlimited Writing Exercise

Hi Everybody,

This is a story I wrote for the current Wordsmithsunlimited writing exercise. Their website is http://wordsmithsunlimited.blogspot.com. The exercise is to write a 500 word story that depicts a dialogue between you and your favorite childhood toy. Here it is. I hope you like it.

Mow: My pink cat, My best friend

The little girl comes in the front door, followed by her Mommy and Daddy. Her brown curly-haired head is barely up to the adults’ knees. Grandma and Grandpa come to say hello to the little girl and exclaim over her leopard print poncho: “So cute! Lovely! Adorable!" The little girl is nonplussed. She had left something behind on her last visit, and wants to see it again very badly. She remembers that it was in the den and goes straight there.

She opens the door, using both hands because it's very heavy. The room is full of glowing sunlight; the warm honey-colored beams create a beautiful pattern on the carpet. There on the floor is a pink cat with blue eyes and a long tail. The little girl rushes over and picks her up.

There are cries of joy and happiness. The adults in the next room smile to hear them. The sounds come again, and this time the adults imagine she’s having a conversation with her friend. How would it go, they wonder?

“Mow, I found you!”

“You’re back!”

The little girl hugs her cat.

“I missed you. I’m so happy to see you!”

“I missed you too. Don’t leave me again”.

The little girl shakes her head, her brown curls bouncing.

“I won’t. I promise.”

“What did you do while you were away?”

“My Daddy and I went out. We had a lot of fun. We ate ice cream!”

“Wow, I love ice cream. What’s your favorite?”

“I like pink ice cream”.

“Me too.”

The little girl lies on the floor with her cat beside her and colors a picture.

“What color should the princess’s dress be?” she asks her cat. “Let’s make it red”.

“Oh yes, that would be pretty”.

“And her hair? Brown or yellow?”

“Let’s color it brown, like yours!”

The little girl and her cat finish the picture and are both very proud of what they’ve accomplished.

“Let’s show Mommy our picture, Mow”.

“Yes, she’ll love it”.

The little girl gets up and races to the kitchen with her picture. She goes up to her Mommy and holds it out, smiling and excited. All the adults tell her how beautiful the picture is. Mommy tries to pick her up, but she squirms and makes a sound of annoyance. Mommy puts her down and the little girl runs off.

“I can’t wait until that child talks,” says Daddy.

The cat is waiting for her in the den.

“Did she like it?”

“Oh yes, she said it was the most prettiest picture ever”.

The little girl and her cat are playing hide and seek when Mommy comes in the room.

“It’s time to go home, sweet pea”.

The little girl grabs her cat and hugs her tight. She’s still holding Mow in the car and even while Mommy is putting on her pajamas. She won’t let go, because she promised.

And when she’s in bed drifting off to dreamland, Mow is there, safe in her arms.

Introduction

Hello Everybody,

I know it's kind of weird to name a public online blog my PRIVATE realm, but that's really how I think of it, as a private place that no one in my family knows about. I feel that writing has a confessional quality to it, an honesty and uninhibitedness that makes it special. Unhibitedness? Please comment and let me know if this is a real word because I like it and I could see myself using it a lot, but ony if it really exists!

Well it's very late (I am a certified night owl) so I'm going to say goodnight and I hope you come back often.