ZapFic Monday Submission: "Forgotten"

For those of you who are either just now discovering me or the challenge I'm participating in, here's a basic description of what this is all about:

ZapFic competitions are events hosted by Hive account@freewritehouse, intended to offer a fun and creative way to compete against other creative authors - 3 winners are chosen to receive 1 Hive SBI share each! The rules are simple:

1. On Fridays, one must create a well-crafted story in precisely 50 words using the prompt in the competition announcement post. On Mondays, it's the same concept, only the story must consist of 240 characters or less (I think the closer you get to 240, the better your odds at winning are).
2. You must use the #freewritehouse and #zapfic tags in your post.
3. A screenshot of a word counter showing proof of words/characters MUST be included in the submission post!
4. A link to your submission needs to be shared to the announcement post within the allotted time (typically within 3 days of the challenge's posting time).

If you're interested in participating, check the announcement post here!

Now, without any further ado, here is my submission (Image taken from WordCounter, story and intellectual property my own):


Bosco sat despondently, dirty and grimy. He thought of his girl, Bonnie, without him protecting her from the night-demons. His eyes welled up with unshed tears at the thought of them tormenting her again, her Bosco-bear forgotten at school.

Thank you for reading and for your consideration of my submission! If you enjoyed my short little story, please consider checking out the links in the table down below - specifically the link to my serial novella, "The Hunter's Instinct"! I'd love to see your names popping up in the comments box with your votes on how the story should go in the next chapter!

As always, take care of yourselves and each other, and stay thoughtful!
Your friendly neighborhood dork,
~Thinkr

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