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Romance, Holidays & A Dead Camel

Posted by kalomeeragregorio from Pembrokeshire - Published on 19/04/2012 at 11:19
0 comments » - Tagged as Comedy, Creative Writing, People, Travel

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Yn Gymraeg

She lived a simple life. Spending her days alone at home, with just her cats and other lonely old women on Foxybingo.com for company.

But Susie-Jane wanted something more from her life. Platting her long, ginger hair, and clothing herself in her favourite beige dress, with matching socks, she made her weekly trip to the job centre.

This was always the highlight of her week, as she got to make use of her prized possession; her free bus pass. Reaching Haverfordwest town centre is a thrill for anyone, but for Susie-Jane it raced her motor. Upon arriving at the job centre, she was introduced to her new job-seeker-helper-consultant-person Stacey.

Devastated at not having her usual Brenda, Susie-Jane's day was already on a downhill slope. It got even worse when it was revealed that the only available job for someone with her qualifications was in Iraq. Not usually an ideal location for someone with below average intelligence to voyage to out of their own will, but Susie-Jane didnt see too dissapointed.

She thought travelling the world one country at a time was a great plan, and you had to start somewhere. Without hesitation, she accepted the job offer. Flicking her ginger locks over her shoulder, she exited the job centre and headed straight for the airport. Her destiny awaited.

Following the morning's events, the plane journey was surpringly uneventful. Touching down in Baghdad airport, she grabbed her leopardprint suitcase and made her way out into the raging sun...

To be continued...

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