By Marcos A. Domínguez
Timmy didn’t want a birthday party.
He wanted for Mom and Dad to stop fighting and for kids to stop picking on him at school. He wanted to stop being so fat, so ugly, so stupid. Timmy wanted to be invisible, but he got a party instead.
Kids played hide-and-seek while adults talked. Timmy didn’t want to play, but Mom and Dad made him anyway. Suzy found Alex beneath a table. Tiffany found Fred in the treehouse. One by one, all the kids were found, except Timmy.
The party ended. The police came. Timmy never appeared.
Some believe he became invisible.
The punchy style emphasizes the disregard of Timmy’s wishes and indeed Timmy. The idea of him disappearing because of lack of attention — indicative of reality by construct — is a bit like a certain episode of Buffy TVS.
A thousand thanks!! I love Joss Whedon and Buffy. You saying my piece somehow reminded you of them has just made my day.
Shadows of the movie K-Pax, and perhaps Timmy traveled home and got his wish. Good story.
Thank you so much! I haven’t seen K-Pax, but certainly will now.
Very nice work!
A touching story. Great job!
hey man! you write great, keep writing and do not stop you have a lot of talent.
A friend Mark
Unexpected and thought-provoking.
Great writing!
Well written from a child’s perspective. Very poignant and a true reflection of how things are sometimes thrust on children with little regard for their wishes.
I think, personally, the story would be much more powerful without the last line.
Well done!