The ZAPFIC50 Monday challenge by @felt-buzz, presents the opportunity to explore the prompt "promotion". The prompt took me back to a time when a person's word was their bond in business transactions. A certain of trust was expected and given. A time several decades ago when honest, hard-working people of lower income who didn't have the resources to explore other options often were those taken advantage of. I lived through one of those episodes.
My story is below:
We needed a car. A new one wasn't feasible.
Of meager means, my dad saved faithfully.
The used car sales convinced him the promotion in the Green Sheet was a steal.
Six months later, the car quit. Devastated and ashamed he'd bought a lemon, sudden stabs of pain overtook him.
Source
I leave here the screenshot evidencing the 50-word limit for my story for my 3/20/23 ZAPFIC50 Monday story:
El reto de los lunes ZAPFIC50 de @felt-buzz nos brinda la oportunidad de explorar el tema "promoción". El tema me llevó a una época en la que la palabra de una persona era su vínculo en las transacciones comerciales. Se esperaba y se daba cierta confianza. Una época, hace varias décadas, en la que se aprovechaban de las personas honradas y trabajadoras de bajos ingresos que no tenían recursos para explorar otras opciones. Yo viví uno de esos episodios.
Mi historia está más abajo:
Necesitábamos un coche. Uno nuevo no era factible.
De escasos recursos, mi padre ahorró fielmente.
Los vendedores de coches usados le convencieron de que la promoción de la Hoja Verde era una ganga.
Seis meses después, el coche se estropeó. Devastado y avergonzado por haber comprado un limón, le sobrevinieron repentinas punzadas de dolor.
If you'd like to participate, here's the official post:
Si quieres participar, aquí tienes el post oficial:
RULES:
Post to the Freewriters Community.
Use #freewritehouse, zapfic50monday, and #zapfic tags.
Please use a word/character counter (if you search for word counter on the internet or in your phone's app store you will get a big choice!) wordcounter.net and include a screenshot. This makes it easier for you and @feltbuzz!
Use the prompt provided as you see fit (use your imagination)
You have 3 days (until Thursday 23h59 GMT) to post a Zapfic50 Monday (a story written in exactly 50 words) using the prompt given.
Try to tell a complete story if you can!
The story should only exactly 50 words (including spaces)
NORMAS:
Postea en la comunidad de Freewriters.
Usa las etiquetas #freewritehouse, zapfic50monday y #zapfic.
Por favor, utiliza un contador de palabras/caracteres (¡si buscas contador de palabras en internet o en la tienda de aplicaciones de tu teléfono obtendrás una gran selección!) wordcounter.net e incluye una captura de pantalla. Así será más fácil para ti y para @feltbuzz.
Utiliza el texto como mejor te parezca (usa tu imaginación).
Tienes 3 días (hasta el jueves a las 23h59 GMT) para publicar un Zapfic50 Monday (una historia escrita en exactamente 50 palabras) utilizando el tema propuesto.
Intenta contar una historia completa si puedes.
La historia debe tener exactamente 50 palabras (espacios incluidos).
SOURCES:
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If translation included, I use DeepL to assist my readers.
Thanks for your patience an understanding.
Si se incluye traducción, utilizo DeepL para ayudar a mis lectores.
Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión.
Nice one I must admit. Great use of prompt
Thanks for visiting. Yes, my dad really felt bad. But the times was in the 60s, and he'd not much knowledge about cars.
Take care.
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