“Where do you think you’ll go?” Amina asks with concern.
“Back to my village. I can’t afford rent in a city without a job,” Ahana was one of the many employees laid off by a loss-making startup.
The doorbell breaks the silence in the room, and minutes later, Ahana is unpacking her bags.
“I was not aware some employers attach value to lessons learnt from failure,” her voice is chirpy again.
Ahana thinks of ways to celebrate the next job offer, and Amina looks happy on not losing her roomie. Petrichor fills up the tiny room, as she opens the window to see the impact of first rainfall in the season.
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Nice example of when a door closes, a window opens. In the case of your story, quite literally! Love how you slipped in the prompt word, Reena.
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Thank you so much, Denise!
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Petrichor as the scent for new and surprising success. I liked this very much.
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Thank you so much, Liz!
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Nicely done!
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Thank you, Mimi!
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Oooh, I like the way you got petrichor INSIDE the room!
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Through a window of course 😊 Thank you, Marti!
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Yeah, good work with the odd prompt word.
(and, as always), nice touch with the lesson within the story!
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Thank you so much, Clark!
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Good point that there are lessons learned from failure.
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Yes. Thank you, Frank!
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A nice story Reena. You’ve included the prompt word very cleverly
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Thank you so much!
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You’re most welcome
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