Well, it was hard to get it started, honestly, since it is a short-story and there’s a limit of 800 words. I am not familiar with short-story writing concept since I’ve been writing with no word limit since secondary school, so I reread Lamb to the Slaughter. I liked the way how Roald Dahl gave so much space for me to imagine what was the husband trying to tell the wife, or if he managed to tell her, how would her reaction be like, or what if she had a different reaction when she had sensed what was coming up next, would there be a different ending. I thought that was the tip of writing a good short-story, so I tried using the same method.

I tried to picture the situations that had happened around me, but as soon as I started, I deleted it, because even I thought it was really ‘interesting’. So I thought of creating a situation that might happen, and if it really happens (though I really wish not), what am I going to do? What are the actions that I’m going to take and are the chances high for me to achieve my objectives in that situation? Will I get shaken up or will I be steady enough to get through all the obstacles? I wonder.

P.s. I came across this quote one day while surfing the net, and this is my inspiration to my short-story.

Love your parents. We are so busy growing up, but we often forget they are also growing old.

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