Jojo and Jimie visited every Sunday for Tea. Miss Vivienne prepared for their visit with anticipation and precision. Hair, make-up, dress all just so. The Tea and finger sandwiches made just the way they liked them.
Vivienne was a stickler for the tradition of Sunday Tea with her sons.
“Miss Vivienne, it’s time for your bath now,” Carol said as she began pulling the chair away from the table.
“Oh, hello dear you just missed my boys they would have loved to see you.”
Carol removed Miss Vivienne’s hearing aids and gently placed her in the tub with the help of Betsy.
“What is wrong with her, I didn’t see any visitors.”
Carol glanced up at the new girl and smiled ruefully. “Miss Vivienne has been with us a long time. She is demented as can be, has been ever since she killed her husband and sons fifty years ago.”
It is a new season, time for a Winter of Disturbing Flashes. Flash in the Pan is brought to you by the remarkable Red of M3 fame, to join in the fun read the rules at the link provided and get to flashing!
The word this week isDemented with a word limit of 150. Demented comes in at 150.
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Have you seen the new words Val, boys and their toys being the theme, of course you have and now all we need to do is write them into our next FTP 🙂 I am looking forward to the challenge are you my dear friend? 🙂 If you notice anything different about my Space don’t worry, it was just me making a complete bollocks of an early Spring Clean 😦 Next time I will leave the cleaning up to someone that knows how NOT to balls a Space up 😦 lmao
Have a lovely start to your Monday Val
and be wicked and naughty, like me 😉 😉
Andro xxxx
I have, should be amusing. I am fighting the seasonal cold from hades right now so not having much fun. Have 180 blogs to read from the last few days. Terrible but hopefully today I can stay awake long enough to read them.
🙂
I know what you mean about the cold virus, I too am just getting rid of one, I can’t complain though as it is the first one I have had in two years, but what a stinker 😦 lol
Hey you don’t need to worry about any back-blogs on mine, I had a glitch and lost just about everything on my Space including all my pictures, but no problemo I will be adding some back soon, and some new postings, starting today 🙂
Have a lovely Tuesday and don’t be going crazy on the cleaning every room scenario, a nice gentle pace will suffice or I will have to send my Zombies round and you know what those are like 🙂 lmao
Andro xxxx
Can you tell I replied from my Space? 😦 lol
That reader and reply is a good idea but it
makes one lazy and I hadn’t realised that I
had already mentioned my glitch in the earlier
comment 😦 What a wally I am 🙂 lol
Have a good day and be wicked, like me 😉
Andro xxxx
I was eating a bite of yummy sweet chex mix as I finished this Flash, and chills ran up my body. XOXO-Kasey
Then it achieved its intended purpose. Dark and slightly twisted.
😉
I love the dark side of this story. Very reminiscent of the types of stories you’d see on the Twilight Zone. Sinfully delicious!
That Monica is a wonderful compliment, thank you.
Uber control freak. Hmm, well at least this way they are never late 😉
That is the best comment!
Why thank ya 🙂
This is one of your better flashes! Very creative! May 2014 be a better year for you. I have had some challenges myself but it has made me stronger. Salud!
I keep thinking, as we get older things are supposed to get easier, calmer. It doesn’t seem they are doing that. I hope we both find a nice porch to sit on this year.
Thanks on the flash, I am a bit behind I hope the publisher lets me get the last ones in late.
Oh my – not so heartwarming, lol!
Yes, this one was a bit rough wasn’t it?
Val sending you my thoughts as this year ends, I will not be sorry of its closing… Sending you Love and strength for 2014 … Big Hugs Sue xox
You know Sue, I won’t be sorry for it ending either though I am afraid it brings new challenges and endings I wasn’t prepared for.
Thank you
I know Val and my heart feels for you, Everything that happens has a reason, and although the pain is still raw, I know you will rise to its challenge and overcome, And somewhere off into the future you will look back and smile and know that it all had purpose for what is to come…
New Beginnings cannot come unless we let go of the old… And even if that choice wasn’t yours, I know that 2014 will bring you closer to YOU..
Much Love xxx
Sue x
I do love a good demented story like this one!
Yeah, demented stories can be fun. Hope your holidays were good.
Val
You must write a movie script, dear.
Love you Lots! x
How are you?
I think ‘shitty’ emcompasses it.
Love you right back.
Glad I wasn’t friendly with Miss Vivienne. lol
Me too Ian, me too. But then I suspect we would have been safe from her murderous rage given her victims were not strangers.
Hope your Christmas was wonderful.
Poor Ms. V. What in the world set her off. She was one bad mamajama and doesn’t even remember.
She was truly that, one wonders did she kill them to save them or out of true evil spite.
You should try to flesh that out into a more full-length story, Val. Good work!
This is the true fun of Flash isn’t it, just that small slice of a story leaving us all to wonder. Thanks Alejandro, I am glad when a story leaves someone wanting more.
I wonder what she says to her sons – “Oh, my boys, you know I loved you to death.”
I wonder why hubby is not there for tea – “A worm that he is, I’m sure he’s happy now with the worms!”
Eric, you made me guffaw. We would have to wonder that wouldn’t we! But then I suspect it is a bit of was she already in the throes of her dementia when she did them in? Or alternatively was the entire episode the cause and spite the reason. We will never know.
I picked up on the dementia … but not the ending.
Off topic – Hugs of support and cheer for your Christmas!
I am glad the dementia came through, I wanted it to be at least waving from behind the curtain.
Thanks Frank, I need them. I hope your family is doing well, I know this Christmas must be a bit difficult for you all. Hugs back to you all for the season.
Thanks for asking … We did OK yesterday as we had my FIL over for a low-key afternoon … just chatted, played cards, and had a simple dinner.
PS: An FYI: I think each of my posts over the next week will be good “getaways” for you.
I am slow still in reading but trying to establish better patterns. Trying to stop my little pity party and start being more me again. The holidays are nearly over, maybe that means the hardest part is as well. I look forward to your posts.
I hear what you are saying … and I’m sure you will have moments ahead will be good and bad. Do your best!
How gruesomely wicked, I love it 🙂 😉
These darker offerings certainly add a
wonderful twist to your FTP’s Val 🙂
A Merry Christmas to you my dear friend L)
Andro xxxx
I think I am in a dark space, these just reflect that space. I am glad you enjoy them 😉
Hope your Christmas was wonderful.
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Damn, I didn’t see that one coming … You are sooooo good at these (and not just the darker ones!)
Dark seems to be in my personality though. I do like them. Thank you for reading, I do appreciate it.
Grizzly but effective. You pack a punch, Val! 😀 Outstanding.
It is a tad bit on the darker side isn’t it? Thanks Tess, glad you liked it.
Sometimes that’s where we end up. Must be because it’s a good fit for the story…