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What it’s all about: Five Sentence Fiction is about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist, that is, in exactly five sentences.
The party was in full swing by the time I reached, a trifle late.
I noticed her the moment I walked in, ravishing in her off-white chiffon sari and minimal jewelry, but most of all her open hair rippling down to just below her waist.
I wondered who she was.
Just then she looked my way and her face lit up as if she had seen a kindred soul.
After all when you are the only two women with salt and pepper heads in a sea of all-blacks, kindred becomes the default.
©Shail Mohan 2015
Shail's Nest 
‘Strangers in the night, exchanging glances,
Wondering in the night, what were the chances
We’d be sharing hair’
Without a single care
Knowing that salt-and-pepper, elegance, enhances!
Hey Gul. How come I missed this comment! 😮
Good story, as always. Is this the current prompt? The site is broken or shut down, or something!
Ann, I was disappointed to find our usual site not working. I just decided to go ahead and write a story in 5 sentences 🙂
Thank you for reading and commenting.
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