Hello again readers! I know its not Friday yet, it’s July 4th and I would like to wish all Americans Happy Independence Day! Now all we got to do IS get independent. We used to be, unfortunately it’s slowly being taken away. Now that’s all I’ll say about it. Enjoy your holiday and stay safe everyone! Also, anyone with animals, please keep them inside on this night so they won’t get scared and run off. Most animals don’t like the fireworks so please keep them safe also!
This week’s picture was a hard one for me. Not sure if I did good or not. You be the judge. Maybe my mind went mushy in this humidity and heat we got after the record floods here in Alberta! It’s been a crazy time!
As always it’s hosted by our beloved Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, please click on her name to see the simple rules we try to follow when doing this. Also you can click on her name and then scroll down till you meet the little blue critter. Click on him and he’ll take you on a magic carpet ride to other stories from great writers.
THE CHALLENGE:
Write a one hundred word story that has a beginning, middle and an end. (No one will be ostracized for going over or under the word count.)
THE KEY:
Make every word count.
Genre/General fiction (100 words)
For the thousandth time, Rachel began muttering. For the thousandth time, Miles tried to tune her out.
Come look at the stars, he says.
It’ll be fun, he says.
Leave the phones in the car so there are no distractions, he says.
Rachel please! You know it was an accident!
The firefighters finally came to rescue them. They smiled to themselves when they heard Rachel.
Come look at the stars, he says.
After they all climbed down the ladder, one firefighter glanced at Miles as Rachel stormed off.
Wife?
No!
Girlfriend?
Sighing, Miles shook his head no.
“Not after I accidentally kicked the ladder down last night.”
The Last Chapter 
Dear Jackie,
Yes, she says. You did a great job with the prompt. I laughed out loud at the end. Hopefully Rachel will one day see the humor in it, too.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I hope so also, but not so sure. 🙂
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Poor Miles. I bet he’d wished he could go back in time to not kick the ladder down.
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I”m sure he wishes he didn’t. 🙂
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🙂 Poor Miles has blown it I think.
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Yeah he has I’m afraid. 🙂 Thanks for reading Sandra.
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Amusing story. Thanks.
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Thanks for reading. 🙂
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Oh – she didn’t like the stars too much after all 🙂 🙂
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I guess not, especially after spending the whole night looking at them. 😉
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I liked the story but I liked your first intro paragraph as much, albeit in a very different way. 🙂 And that’s all I’ll say about that, too.
janet
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thank you very much 😉
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I’m a little slow today (headache threatening to destroy me) so I had to read it through twice to get what actually happened, but when I did, I laughed. So, humour delayed, but still pretty funny, darling.
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Thank you so much Helena, and I hope the headache dosen’t last long.
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I really liked this! I would have made a very minor change to the intro (message me if you’d care to discuss), but otherwise thought it was a home run!
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Thanks Troy glad you liked it except for that tiny part. 😉
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I liked it, including that tiny part =)
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Hahaha! That sounds very, VERY familiar to me on the boyfriend’s part. Good work this week, Jackie!
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Thank you Kent. Don’t tell me you kicked the ladder down! 😉
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well, I had enough of Rachel. I think Miles learned a lot that night about Rachel. I think it worked out rather well. Randy
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Yes I think he was a bit relieved when Rachel stormed off. 🙂
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Loved,loved, loved this story! You have a wonderful twist of mind. It so tickled me.:)
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I have been told I have a twisted mind. 😉 So glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to write.
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If your mind is twisted, I’m glad you have it! There is so much fun writing that comes out of it! 🙂 Loved the ending on this!
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Thanks Maddie! I’m glad I have a mind too…I mean twisted….you know what I mean. 🙂
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haha ^^ rachel needs to lighten up.lol and miles needs to stop being so clumsy ^^ a really fun read.
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Yes to both. Thanks for reading kz. 🙂
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Poor miles. Really enjoyed the attitude of the firefighters – could see them smirking.
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Yeah, it’s something they would do don’t you think? Thanks for reading! 🙂
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