Felicia stared at the skeleton during the class presentation. This was the first time that they had a skeleton in class. She hardly listened to what her teacher said. The skeleton seemed to be beckoning to her. Her best friend, Leena, turned to her.
“Did you listen to the presentation? I saw you staring at the skeleton.”
“Nope. I didn’t listen. It scares me.”
“What is there to be scared? It is just plastic.” said Leena.
It seemed so real to Felicia. When she walked home, she peeped inside her classroom at the skeleton. She felt a twinkle in the sockets and the skeleton seemed to tilt towards her.
She narrated the events to her father, expecting him to laugh at her. He was silent for a few minutes. Then he said, “Do you know that your great grandfather donated his body to the School?”
“What!”
“Yes, he was an illiterate man who never had enough money. He always longed for a good education. Therefore, he decided to donate his body so that the future generation would use his parts for their education.”
Felicia was dumbstruck and overwhelmed. She would not be scared from now on. She would look at her great grandfather with reverence.
This was written for Ermilia’s Picture it & Write.
Very nice
Thank you so much
That was a nice surprise, and certainly a very different ‘take’ on the image…!
Very original; it brought a smile to my face, Padmini… Well done. 🙂
Glad you like it, Carolyn. It does not fall into the ghost story genre, I guess. Thank you and will look forward to your contribution:)
What a twist – you tend to do that in the last few lines. Love it!
The trend started with Friday Fictioneers and it has continued in other stories:) Thank you kindly for the appreciation and happy you enjoyed this one
What a great way to calm a child’s fears.
yes, he tries his best and also lets her into some of the family history. Thank you, Susan
very nice..a clever & delicate idea.
Thank you, Zahret, for the kind comment. Always appreciate your stopping by.
This is such a wonderful idea – a great turnaround from fear to pride.
Thanks a lot, Sarah
Truly amazing story! Very powerful in different ways, and very good dialogue. Btw, here’s a poetry challenge – http://magpietales.blogspot.fi/
Thank you, Pirate. It is a rather lengthy story, I suppose:) I’ll look into the challenge for sure.
Haha, brilliant idea! Another great interpretation of the moth: the twinkle in great granddad’s eye.
Thank you, Anne:)
you added warmth to the story! loved it!
Thanks, Sharmishtha:) I am glad you feel that there is an element of warmth in it