Elda Du Toit

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Being surprised” by Elda Du Toit

Submitted to Contest #87

I hate surprises. I hate it when people scare me. I hate it when I get pranked. So, I guess it makes sense that I really, really hate April Fool’s Day. My dad loved pulling pranks on people. And I was always first in the firing line. His pranks were not in any way harmful. To be honest, it was quite endearing. One year my dad phoned me to tell me I should go outside to see all the hundreds of lovely colorful hot air balloons floating over the city. I ran out, just to see a clear blue sky with no hot air balloon in sight. As I say, a harmle...

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“Technology wins” by Elda Du Toit

Submitted to Contest #82

It is May 1999 and John is lost. Again. It is the fifth time this week that he gets lost on his way to a client. As a financial advisor who meets clients at their homes or in coffee shops, John travels a lot and sees at least three clients a day. But he is not good at reading maps. Or following directions. John is not one of those men who are too proud to ask for help, it is just that he cannot necessarily use the help he gets. When he asks for directions, he tries his best to listen carefully. “Turn left at the fuel station, then right a...

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“Awkwardness” by Elda Du Toit

Submitted to Contest #81

Trying to avoid getting her hair wet, Joanne ducks into the warm coffee shop. The weather prediction indicated it would be a cold and rainy day, but with the sun shining brightly when she went out to the train station, she completely forgot to take an umbrella. Getting off the train, she has to walk about five blocks to her workplace and with Murphy being his omnipresent self, that was exactly when the raindrops started falling. Sure that she has the worst hair frizz in the history of humankind, Joanne avoids rain at all costs. She does not ...

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“Space” by Elda Du Toit

Submitted to Contest #80

Jane and her mother sat transfixed in front of the computer screen; the blood drained from their faces. Neither said a word. This is not at all what they were expecting when they woke up this morning, excited to see their brother and son. Watching a comet collide with Mars and obliterate all life is not something one expects to see on a random Wednesday morning. Growing up, Jason was obsessed with everything related to space. He was forever going on about becoming and astronaut when he was small and later dreaming about studying space engine...

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