good endings for all

blackjack1 · Post by **blackjack1** » 08 Oct 2020, 07:08

I sit one day on my sofa at home, thinking about life and the short stories I write, when my 7-year-old nephew comes to me with a story I gave him.
"Did you like it?" I ask, motioning for him to sit down. He sits. "No," he says. "The ending is bad."
"What was wrong with the ending?" I ask him. The story I gave him ended with a boy winning a football (soccer) match. "they won." He says, in a tone which tells me he is angry.
I sigh. "Would you rather it ends with them losing?"
"No."
"So how would you like the story to end?" I ask, puzzled.
"I would like it to end with all the characters dying."
"Why?" I ask. "Did you not like them?"
"They were OK, " he says. “it's just… well, whenever I read a book or story I feel like I'm there. And when I get to the end I always feel sad because I won't know what else will happen to them in their life. Unless they are dead. In that case, I know what will happen to them. They will be eaten by worms." Then he looks up at me, smiles, and says: "can you please kill everyone next time?”
I think about the wise things he said.
I tell him I will.
I take out a knife.
I cut his head off.
He dies.
I turn the knife around.
I commit suicide.
THE END

Kgomotso Maje · Post by **Kgomotso Maje** » 07 Feb 2022, 06:39

Thought provoking, especially the part about wondering what else happens to the characters in their live after the story ends. The ending is silly, but made me smile, so it's worth it.

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 16 Feb 2022, 19:06

Clever !!! I like it.

blackjack1 · Post by **blackjack1** » 17 Feb 2022, 01:15

DATo wrote: ↑16 Feb 2022, 19:06 Clever !!! I like it.

thank you!:)

Post by **Jenni Schmitt** » 17 May 2022, 19:21

Excellent. I often wonder what happens to the characters when the book ends.

blackjack1 · Post by **blackjack1** » 18 May 2022, 03:46

Jenni Schmitt wrote: ↑17 May 2022, 19:21 Excellent. I often wonder what happens to the characters when the book ends.

thank you:)

Ali Fizrie · Post by **Ali Fizrie** » 22 May 2022, 21:44

That's good idea, excellent!

Post by **Jenni Schmitt** » 17 Aug 2022, 13:06

I knew I wasn't the only one who wondered what happened to the characters after the end of the story. Not quite the happy ending I expected. Great short story.