5.00 a.m. – Heathrow, Terminal 3,
eerily quiet; a day or so after
New Year. A prawn sandwich,
and coffee, I’d have died for. Sans
hassle, sans staff, sans travellers...
except me; a skint reporter, aeons
early for their flight.
A lone, black shoe catches my eye;
a shiny, patent-leather stiletto,
abandoned on the floor. No pun
intended, but what of its soul-mate,
and where could she be – the one
who’d worn it? Small feet, indeed,
this ‘femme fatale’.
Shuffles into view – a cleaner...
pushing a trolley, grudgingly
scrubbing the tiles; hair tied up
in a Paisley scarf. ‘This yours?’
I ask. ‘Who do you think I am,
love? Bleedin’ Cinderella! You,
ain’t no Prince Charming for sure!’
she quips, with a pearly white smile.
‘Don’t fit neither,’ she adds,
and yet it seemed my luck was in.
No fairytale this...no princess, no
pumpkin, yet I’d made my ‘scoop’,
as sold to ‘The Dailies’...A photo –
‘Cinderella of Heathrow’,
that spoke a thousand words.
Comments
ScoZen | January 8, 2012 - 19:44
I was hoping you would post soon.
Lovely entry this one Sand Lady
Silver Spun Sand | January 8, 2012 - 19:44
Many thanks, ScoZen;-)
Sand Lady
ScoZen | January 8, 2012 - 19:48
I was hoping you would post an entry SandLady.
Enjoyed this 5am prawn tale
A pps
Sorry Sand Lady I thought I had lost the previous post, so pressed again, dohh!
scratch | January 8, 2012 - 19:58
A creative writing machine - just like I said. Thanks for sharing.
Highhat | January 8, 2012 - 20:15
Very good Tina- all the best of luck...
;)Pia
Silver Spun Sand | January 8, 2012 - 21:23
And so you did, scratch;-)
My pleasure, and many, many thanks for reading.
Tina;-)
Silver Spun Sand | January 8, 2012 - 21:24
Thank you, Pia...and I wish the same to you;-)
Tina;-)
insertponceyfre... | January 9, 2012 - 08:10
very nice Tina - good luck in the competition
Silver Spun Sand | January 9, 2012 - 09:17
Many thanks, insert;-)
Tina
skinner_jennifer | January 9, 2012 - 16:08
This is a great competition entry Tina,
I wish you all the luck in the world.
Jenny.
Silver Spun Sand | January 9, 2012 - 16:16
Much appreciated, Jenny;-)
Tina
Cavalcaderl | January 9, 2012 - 16:27
new Silver-Spun-Sand
Throughly enjoyed. Tina.
And all images and character's.
Good luck competition.
julie x
Silver Spun Sand | January 9, 2012 - 17:00
Thank you, Julie;-)
Tina xx
Denzella | January 10, 2012 - 22:03
Hello Tina,
Good entry and good luck with the competition.
Everyone else is going to be hard up against it with you in the ring!
Moya
Silver Spun Sand | January 10, 2012 - 23:42
Thank you, indeed, Moya;-)
Tina
jennifer | January 11, 2012 - 00:52
One of those fabulous pieces where the words paint the scene vividly in your mind... great stuff!
J x
Silver Spun Sand | January 11, 2012 - 08:11
Thank you, jennifer.
T x
fatboy74 | January 29, 2012 - 13:06
Yours was one of my favourites in the Lets Start Again Tina and is again here, but you don't write bad ever so it is no surprise. The best of luck he said through gritted teeth. :-)
Silver Spun Sand | January 29, 2012 - 14:17
Many thanks, fb...and the best of luck to you too;-)