A modern fairytale
Disney is redoing Snow White, but not like this.
In the city of angels, Snow, a struggling actress, lived with her evil stepmother, Victoria, a producer with a very bad face-lift. Victoria was so obsessed with staying young that she bathed in the tears of her enemies.
When Snow’s father passed away, Victoria’s cruelty reached new heights. She forced Snow to do ridiculous tasks, like making her coffee with almond milk.
Snow escaped to the Hollywood Hills.
There, she found seven delightfully eccentric roommates. Doc, the caffeine-addicted mad scientist, offered a mug of his experimental brew, ‘It’s my latest mood miracle.’
Grumpy grumbled, ‘I’d rather have a meltdown than listen to another of your pep rallies, Happy.’
Happy, ever-beaming, chimed in, ‘Every sunrise is a chance to rewrite our story!’
Meanwhile, Sleepy dozed off mid-greeting, Bashful mumbled a timid ‘Hello,’ Sneezy exploded into a sneeze then giggled, and Dopey enthusiastically suggested, ‘Who’s up for pineapple pizza tonight?’
One day, Victoria, disguised as a humble smoothie vendor, crept in with a sly smile. ‘Try this miracle smoothie, darling. It’s to die for!’
The first sip sent Snow into a deep, enchanted slumber.
Then lo! A man came to the rescue. Dr. Alex, a med. student armed with a defibrillator, burst through the door.
With a quick counter-antidote and a well-timed joke, Alex revived Snow. Amid laughter, quirky camaraderie, and a newfound determination, Snow and her diverse crew turned betrayal into a never-ending comedy – a tale where evil got its just desserts.
Words: Richard Rooney
Illustration: A.I.
Flash Fiction 250
Flash Fiction 250 