FF – Little House of Horrors
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Penny Gadd.
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Copyright Penny Gadd
Knock knock
“Hi, welcome, come in!”
“Oh, okay, thanks.”
“Here, let me show you around. Here’s the sofa.”
“Oh, yes. Nice.”
“And the bookcase.”
“Lovely. I see you have all fifteen volumes of ‘Yapia’.”
“Yes.”
“What’s that, then?”
“Dunno. It’s all in foreign.”
“Oh. And that plant. Very interesting. What is it?”
“A man-eating death plant. It’s hungry.”
“Oh, man!”
“Sorry.”
“I only came round to borrow a cup of sugar.”
“Yeah. But what can you do?”
“I know. Nice knowing you. Wow. Bummer.”
“Right? Plant, eat!”
Slobber! Chomp! Burrrrrp! More! Feed me!
“Bon appetite, plant.”
Knock knock
“Ooh, dessert!”
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Eaten (sic) mess presumably?
The more I consider, that is a perfect comment, even if I do say so myself!
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It was a very witty play on words indeed 🙂
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sick (sic) in all respects!
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hey you can’t blame the guest for being taken aback
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No, it wasn’t exactly what he was expecting…
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A cup of sugar is expensive in that neighborhood. He didn’t even get his sugar, did he?
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That’s true, he didn’t. Not his day!
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I will never go to your house to borrow anything LOL! 😀
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But what will my plant eat in that case? Surely not me… 🙂
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lol Love the dialogue. Facing death? Well, aw, bummer. haha 🤣
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He seems pretty laid back about the whole thing 🙂
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I’d say! 🙂
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Ha ha – horrifyingly funny!
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I’m glad you liked it!
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Ha, how insane was that! Good stufff
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It was a bit mad! I’m glad you liked it.
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LOL only you, D-Man, only you 😀
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Yeah, only me 🙂
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Well now… remind me NOT to go there….
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Aw, you wouldn’t want the poor little plant to go hungry, surely… 🙂
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Surely…
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I couldn’t figure out what those books were either… One happy plant 🙂
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It’s eating well tonight!
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Personally I prefer a rest between one course and the next… but opportunities can’t be passed up, I guess.
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You can’t be too picky when you rely on “passing trade” 🙂
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Seems like a good way to get rid of pesky neighbors that the exterminator won’t help you with…
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So, Buster, this is the bookshelf…
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Hm you gave me ideas. My scenario would be this: hey buddy, I will go away for a week. Will put you on the window in the hallway. Just help yourself.
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Ideal, a self-feeding plant!
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Yeah. Our house has a great potential as a feeding grounds.
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You’ve gotta watch yourself around these plants…
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This is why I avoid unneccesary contact with neighbours. Among other things. Fun when it’s not me, though.
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Very wise, you never know which neighbour might have such a plant.
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I haven’t seen my neighbour for a while and the plant on my doorstep looks very happy. I wonder!
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Better them than you, I say!
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See, now this is why I’m not planning to visit any time soon.
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Oh, go on, my plant’s looking a little thin…
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Mmm . . . let me think . . . no I don’t think so. But thank you anyway.
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Soon there will be no neighbours left. Maybe he should try feeding the plant some tinned food. I won’t be visiting anyway, what if the plant likes Indian takeaway?
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Ooh no, it only likes live food 🙂
Come on round, I’m sure you’ll be fine bwahahaha…
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Word will soon get out and the plant will turn on its owner – it always does with these world dominating creatures. I have one in the garden a persistent little weed.
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One day the owner will get careless and wander too close for sure.
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Dear Ali,
That’s one way to take care of nosy neighbors. I think I’ll pass on any visits there.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
A bit extreme perhaps, but plants must eat!
Ali
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Poor guy, he just wanted to borrow some sugar. You never know what the day will hold, do ya? Very clever story and I really enjoy your dialogue! =)
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One minute he’s minding his own own business, the next he’s plant food (literally) 🙂
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I hate when that happens. =)
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I need to know why he stays so slim after all that eating…*gulp*😺Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽💞
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He has a very high metabolism 🙂
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it looks like the plant has nuge appetite. neighbours beware! 🙂
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There won’t be any left before long 🙂
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Maybe being eaten by a plant wouldn’t be too terrible but that one looks like a spider!
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As if spiders weren’t bad enough, now it’s man-eating spider plants 🙂
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I love the brisk tone of the plant owner – polite and practical — after all plants must be fed ! Too bad for the neighbours- er – ex neighbours .
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Yes, he doesn’t seem to have much in the way of conscience or empathy.
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Super dialogue.
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Thanks!
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Damn sugar, it’s a real killer.
A fun take!
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His wife always said sugar would be the death of him 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Watch out plant, you may get indigestion,
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It should try eating a little more slowly.
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Only eats men then?? I can send one or two its way. In fact, maybe there’s a market for these things. (Just kidding)
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Guaranteed total body destruction, no evidence 🙂
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Gaaah!
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🙂
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Still laughing at “all in foreign”. 😀
At least the neighbour had the good manners to apologise for what was about to happen.
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That makes it all better 🙂
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That house is something like the old Roach Motel ads they used to show on U.S. TV. Roaches (or people in this case) go in but they don’t come out. This was great, Ali. It even provided the eating sound effects. 😀 — Suzanne
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Sound effects make the story 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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Plant must be really hungry! After a full meal, it now wants dessert too!
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It’s only a matter of time before it turns on its owner, I think.
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And soon all the neighbors were gone… poor starving plant.
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Maybe you could pop over and check on it heh heh!
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What a pampered pet!
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What plant wants, plant gets. Yummy humans!
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🙂
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A great plant to have! Is there a safe way to propagate and send a sliver overseas?
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I can try, but there may be fatalities during the trip…
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