Misunderstood — A Flash Fiction on Sharks.

Hetty Monksea
Feb 17, 2022

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Inspired by meeting and chatting to Elle McNicoll yesterday, when asked to write a 50 words flash fiction (Giulietta M Spudich) I knew I had to write it on sharks (like Addie from A Kind Of Spark.) So here it is…

Misunderstood.

by Hetty Monksea

Photo by Clayton Tonna on Unsplash

Dark water hunting I go. My heart pounds. My fin tingles. The game has begun so I am silent.

If only people enjoyed my presence. Then they might play with me.

Often I like to imagine a world where sharks and humans lived in harmony. If only it were so.

Hetty Monksea.

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Hetty Monksea
Hetty Monksea

Written by Hetty Monksea

A bookworm and cat/guinea pig lover. Writing a story... Follow me on Twitter/Pinterest/Substack: @ATaleofJourneys