This week’s photo prompt is provided by Phylor. Thank you Phylor for our photo prompt!
Martin had been directing traffic at the local fete for such a long time that he had stopped paying any attention to what was going on.
“Morning, where do you want me to go?”
Without looking up from his clipboard Martin replied, “Take your space at the end of the line in row C.”
“But…”
“Do you have a wheelchair?”
“No, but you don’t seem to understand that I need…”
Martin sighed and tapped a pen on the piece of paper. “If you want to go into the fate then you will need to park at the end of that row.”
When it came to parking the next vehicle Martin looked up to check the availability of space in row C. He was stunned to see that somebody had parked a horse in the row.
He was less surprised to see his P45 the next day.
Written for flash fiction for aspiring writers
Angie, what is a P45? Great story but I didn’t understand the ending.
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LOL, I didn’t realised it was a British thing… A P45 is what you get when you have been sacked! Thanks for reading and hosting.
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Hahaha! We call them “pink slips” in the United States. LOL!
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That is probably a better name!
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Oh dear, they shouldn’t be so mean, it was just a one off mistake.
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True, but maybe he should have looked up! Thanks for reading.
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Oh dear, it wasn’t a bring your horse to work day Huh!
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It sure wasn’t 🙂 Thanks for reading.
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Ooh! That’s so unfortunate. He became tired and careless with his job (something that can and does happen with anyone and everyone at some point). That’s too bad, but maybe this will encourage him to seek jobs that’ll keep him a little more active. If that’s possible. Great story with truth!
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It is a very common thing if you do not get a job which deviates from your routine every now and then. You become complacent. Thanks for reeling.
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Yeah, happens to the “best of us.” I’m sure anyone (or most) can relate
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Lol. I suppose he should’ve paid more attention to what exactly, he was parking. No wonder he got his P45 or pink slip. Great take Angie 🙂
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Thanks for reading, glad you enjoyed it!
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