“Mom, I can’t find my bat,” I cried out exasperatedly. It was the night of the Little League World Series Finals, and the hopes of my team depended solely on me…and my bat.
“It’s outside in the lawn Jamie,” my mom replied from her favorite spot in the house, the bathroom.
Aghast at this outrage, I shouted, “Outside? But it was raining the entire day!”
And without waiting for a response, I rushed outside to bring it in. Our team did not stand a chance in hell without my pet bat to distract the opposition during the game.
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99 words.
Written as a part of the Carrot Ranch Literary Community Flash Fiction Challenge, hosted by Charli Mills. Charli’s prompt this week, in her own words, was:
April 12, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a bat. You can use an association to the winged, cave-dwelling critter, or you can explore the word for other meanings. Bonus points for including a bat cave. Go where the prompt leads.
This is also my entry for the #AtoZChallenge and #BlogchatterA2Z. Today’s letter was N, which, in my story, stands for Night, as well as (K)night 🙂
jagahdilmein 
Nicely layered. I have to admit I was imagining swollen wood from the rain, not a pet.
Thank you so much Irene
Oh my he is quite a notorious kid. Imagine having a bat for a pet
Thank you so much Akshata.
Groan! That was such a play on words. But makes sense after all this is the alpha-bat blogging challenge.
Hahaha.
Great twist, Anurag.🙂Really enjoyed your witty story.
Not quite entering into the spirit of the game!
https://iainkellywriting.com/2018/04/16/n-is-for-nessebar-bulgaria/
Agree with Irene (above), nicely layered. I too wasn’t expecting the animal. You have to be good to be able to create a sudden, unexpected twist in only 99 words, and this clearly shows it. 🙂
Awwe, thank you so much for the compliment and the encouragement.
You’re welcome!
Great play on words 😂
Thank you so much Luccia
Haha! Unexpected ending and great baseball strategy.
Thank you so much
The English Language (American or British) are full of homophones.
Puts a new spin on the (American term anyway for Baseball’s) Bat Boy!
Thank you so much Jules.
I hate it when my bat gets ruined in the rain! You have such a clever imagination for the unexpected!
Thank you so much Charli