JUNGLE
The
en-suite was tiny, rendered even more claustrophobic by a window obscured by
rampant creeper and a jungle-themed shower curtain. Joanne propped the door
ajar and washed quickly.
She was
rinsing her hair when a bird shrieked raucously – surely there were no parrots
in Surbiton? – and when she turned off the shower she heard the rasp of tropical
insects and a swish of wind through trees.
Joanne
wrapped herself in an inadequate hotel towel and stepped out of the shower –
onto damp undergrowth and fallen branches.
A snake
slithered over her foot.
She
screamed.
That was huge fun, Lizzy
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil!
DeleteSuch imagination! I felt that snake and wanted to scream as well!
ReplyDeleteI do like dipping into the realms of fantasy at times.
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteThe snake would have me screaming. Descriptive and well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle - it was a tossup between a snake and a lion.
DeleteWow !I hope it was just a scary dream for Joanne with loud insect and bird music in the background . I almost shrieked at the end , too.
ReplyDeleteGreat story , Liz 🙂🙂
Best wishes
Moon
https://aslifehappens60.wordpress.com
Thanks Moon - pehaps it was only a dream?
DeleteWell done for pulling that out of the bag!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan, it was rather last minute!
DeleteYikes!
ReplyDeleteAs if showering wasn't scary enough!
Shades of Psycho?
DeleteBizarre situation, any one would freak out. Interesting, different take.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Indira.
DeleteWhat sort of weird shower is this! I wouldn't have got in it to start with :-)
ReplyDeleteYou'd rather stay smelly? It looked fairly normal to start with!
DeleteGreat fantasy, but I sure could have done without the snake :)
ReplyDeleteWould you rather have the lion?
DeleteOh my goodness - what a nightmare!
ReplyDeleteNot the sort of thing I'd like to wake up to!
DeleteWhat a reality twister! It reads pretty inspired to me.
ReplyDeleteIt also puts me in mind of a resort in Indonesia that some fellow travelers told me about. One of them was in the shower when she looked up at the road right into the eyes of someone motorcycling past.
Heehee! I wouldn't trust an open air shower!
DeleteA lot going on in this 100 words!
ReplyDeleteThere's a longer story behind it.
DeleteWell Written
ReplyDeleteClick Here to see what Mrs. Dash Says
Thanks DeeDee!
DeleteThings have changed in Surbiton since I was last there! Nice one liz.
ReplyDeleteClick to read my story
Can't think why I picked on Surbiton, but once the name was in my head I had to use it!
DeleteGosh, was she drinking the shower gel?
ReplyDeleteSome of them do smell good enough to drink, don't they?
DeleteGood gawd! Where did that come from!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteNo idea - an over-fertile imagination, perhaps.
DeleteI think this hotel is probably not the best you could get.
ReplyDeleteYou could be right.
DeleteYou bathroom sounds like the wardrobe that took the four children into Narnia. But like Linda, I could do without the snake.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone would love to find a portal like that --- as long as the Exit door was clearly marked.
Oh, wait a minute. That's what a book's all about.
What a lovely description of a book!
Deletei guess you get what you pay for. interesting story to tell if she survives. :)
ReplyDeleteI have already written a longer story.
DeleteShowering into another world, what fun. This was great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ga - some othe shower gels one can buy these days offer all sorts of miracles!
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