This week’s photo prompt is provided by J.S. Brand. Thank you J.S. for our photo prompt!
“Mom tells me not to go there.” Rufus kicks a small stone watching it bounce down the street.
“You can’t go there. There are big kids up there. They’ll tear you apart!” Ralph truss taking sense to him.
“I’m going up there. Let’s both go up there. Its a real playground with swings.” Rufus stands and points up the hill.
“I’ll go halfway. But I’m not getting worked over by those big kids.” Ralph looks at his feet.
“Come on Ralphie. I’m going to the top. I’ll wave if no-one is up there. We can play like big kids!” Rufus smiles with a few missing teeth and runs up the stairs.
“Hey wait for me!” Ralph gets caught up and forgets to stop half way.
“See…. I …… told ….. you.” Rufus fights lack of breath to speak.
“There’s no-one here. There swings and slides and baseball diamonds. It’s all ours!” Ralph looks excited about the forbidden play ground. “I’m going to sit on merry-go-around till i can breath. Mom’s gonna kill is of she finds out we’re up here.”
“Don’t tell her then” Rufus replies
Written as part of a challenge called Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. details available at https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/fffaw-challenge-week-of-july-18-2017/
Nice little glimpse of childhood. Well done.
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Thank you very much. It seemed a different path to go
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Sweet story of innocence😀
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Discovery is the first test of finding yourself
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True… perfect!
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Like discovering treasure isn’t it..
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Yes it is!
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Hahahaha! Kids always like to do the forbidden. Seems so simple to them, she won’t find out if you don’t tell her! Haha! Cute story, Mark!
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That’s where i got my start. Going just beyond where i supposed to be. It’s a hard road that goes places
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Hahaha! Yes, it is! Unfortunately, or not, we have all been there a time or two.
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