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Flash Fiction #134
“Oh, Lisha. Please stop.” Mali groans.
“Well, I think you should be the last person to care about real or unreal, given your record of…” Lisha says.
“What are you talking about?” Mali is surprised.
“I don’t want to spell it out. You know what I am talking about.” Lisha says.
“Please spell it out. I don’t know what you are talking about. What is my record? I want things to be real. I hate anything unreal.” Mali says. “Does everybody agree?”
Everybody nods.
“Oh, give me a break. Don’t make me say it.” Lisha says.
“What are you talking about, Lisha. We are all very confused. Please tell us.” Mali’s faithful assistants unite in their challenge against Lisha.
“Well, Mali, forgive me for saying this, but your husband hates your narcissistic guts. He needs you for financial reasons, and this makes him hate you more. Also your son didn’t beat up this bully or that arrogant jerk in school, which you couldn’t wait to tell everybody. We Asians are often bullied in school. Your son said those things just to make you feel better since he knows you are a narcissist and wants the narcissistic supply. Also he didn’t lose his front teeth by accident–he went out drinking with some college boys and got drunk and fell down. And you know why his high school teacher, the cute blonde lady, called your husband when your son missed school?” Lisha asked.
Mali is furious, but she says calmly, “Well, my husband cell phone is on school record since my English is not as good as his. The cute blonde lady respects us and cares about us.”
“Oh well, dream on. I think she called because she is sleeping with your son and she didn’t see him for two or three days. You don’t see anything. You are blind. You have no rights to talk about real or not real.” Lisha says.
Everybody gets up and starts to beat Lisha, while Lisha screams, “I am not finishing yet. I think your love for that European brand is ridiculous since that brand used to be worn by prisoners, who had to wear bright colored outfit to go out picking garbage by the motorways.”
Everybody is beating, pushing, yelling at Lisha.
“Wake up, Lisha. Wake up.” Lisha hears people saying loudly around her and feels the push.
“I can’t believe I fell asleep. It’s a dream.” Lisha wakes up.
“It must be the drink. The hostess added alcohol to it. You don’t usually drink. So…” Mali says.
(The End)
Haoyan Do 
Very nice
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Thank you.
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Omg I’m glad it was just a dream. Although sometimes we dream of things we are already thinking.
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Yes, sometimes I just want to say “you are so blind” to some people I met, but I dare not say that. I would really offend people if I do that. LOL.
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Lol I know how you feel. I want to do that too but it’s best to keep it to ourselves.
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Haha, I try to be social and hide my edges…
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This was unexpected. I wish we all had the courage to put people in their right places. But then, many think, why should I even bother? Maybe that is a mistake. It’s not really about right or wrong, but presenting a logical perspective. š
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So true. I mean I really want to hear different perspectives, but the immigrant community here is more conservative than usual. Sometimes I really want to scream that we can really learn more just by being open to new ideas, but on the other hand I understand we are all scared so much so that we become more close minded…
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I loved it. Too bad it was a dream!
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Thank you. You really cheer me up. I wish I can write about all those things that we, the immigrant, are blind about. My writing skills are not good enough to bring them out. I mean the tension and the energy. But I want to try. LOL.
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Very, very reminiscent of a dream that goes horribly wrong. I think Lisha needs a holiday!
Iām lucky to see the Milky Way and many constellations most nights š
My favourite South Korean drama right now is Once Upon a Small Town – cute and fluffy. Extraordinary Attorney Woo though is probably the show stopper this year. Bloody Heart was very good, but the ending was, well, a let down for me they way they did it. However, there have been many good Chinese dramas during the year.
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Wow, you do. When I was small, I could see it clearly on the sky, especially during the summer time. Then when we moved to the city, it was all gone. There’s no stars in the sky anymore. I haven’t watched South Korean dramas lately. They are very addictive…
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Yes, we are still very lucky. My favourite constellations to pick out are: Orion, The Big Dipper, Scorpio, The Southern Cross, The Two Pointers and The Seven Sisters.
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Wow, you have no light pollution. You are so lucky. I haven’t been able to see stars for years and years now. I should go camping but I am not the camping type. I mean not sleeping in a real bed is a little uncomfortable to think about…
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Good, unexpected, ending.
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Haha, I can’t come up with a better ending. So I settled for this one.
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