Copyright–Madison Woods
Here we are again to show our creativity by writing original stories for the Friday Fictioneers weekly challenge. This challenge is to write a story with no more than 100 words. It’s supposed to include a beginning, middle, end, and follow the picture prompt supplied for the week. The talented author and artist, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, is the gracious hostess for this challenge. This week she’s visiting family, so a prompt from a couple of years ago is being reused. The prompt had been supplied by the previous hostess, Madison Woods. Thanks again, Madison. Have a good trip, Rochelle. The link to Friday Fictioneers is as follows:
http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/29-august-2014/
Genre: Humor Fiction
Word Count: 100 Words
DON’T WORRY By P.S. Joshi
Julia Warren slogged the whole day cleaning for her bridge party the next afternoon.
Tommy ran in to show his mom the bag. “Look at all this candy. This is better than last Halloween. What a haul.”
“Listen Tommy,” she threatened,” don’t overdo. Remember last year.”
He looked at her in disgust. “Hey Mom, I’m ten now. Don’t you think I know better than to overeat?” He raced to his room.
Two hours later, Tom Warren found his wife scrubbing at the hall carpet. “Dare I ask?”
“Tommy didn’t make it to the bathroom,” she mumbled through tears and anger
Musings on Life & Experience 
Poor Tommy. Very good take.
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Tommy’s Tummy couldn’t take it, and they say children learn from their mistakes…. Loved your take.
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Ah … memories! 😀
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Thanks Z.S. You mean that happened to you? 😦 Was that a happy or uncomfortable trip down memory lane? 😐 🙂 —Susan
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It surely must have happened at some point, because I was always hell-bent on eating all my candy like … RIGHT NOW! 😀
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Oops! And it will probably be the same again next year too…
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Ahhh, short memories and great expectations. 🙂
janet
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Poor Tommy! But why waste time cleaning for a bridge party – she could have been busy marking the cards.
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Ah yes …. wonderful memories … not! 😉
Great post!
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Kids and lots of candy, not a safe combination.
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Dear Susan, Great story – and I know what it’s like to have to clean before the bridge ladies show up. Poor kid ate too much candy – next year – perhaps confiscate it or lock him in his room until the game is over. – No never mind, that would be cruel – Good job! I love having bridge at my house, and if I didn’t – my house would never get cleaned! Have a good week Susan! Nan 🙂
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Don’t all moms remember those…good ole’ days. Nice story…
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At ten years old, not as old or wise as he thinks he is! Why is it that no matter what age we are, we always think we know better? 🙂
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Oh dear – temptation wins again ….. funny how at ten you think you know all the answers! 🙂
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Some kids never grow up. Never.
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Lovely (?) take on the prompt. Perhaps Mom needs to dole the candy out slowly!
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I’m not looking at the picture prompt, Susan as I’m eating yogurt with sun berries while reading this. But you paint a vivid picture. 🙂
Lily
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On the positive side it may put him off lollies for…….one day maybe……
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Great take, Susan. Kids can’t turn away from all that candy at Halloween. I remember those days! Sorry Tommy got sick. I don’t think that ever happened to me, although I do remember eating way too much. The body pushed the rejection button here.
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Dear Susan,
I remember this happening to me when I ate too many doughnuts at a girl scout meeting. Poor Mom.
You captured a moment in every mother’s life. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I will undoubtedly be in Julia’s position in two months time. Thanks for the reminder. Well-written as always
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Lovely expression of attitude from little Tommy. Of course, he knows better now, and better than mum. If only you’d had an extra few words where Tom took over the cleaning up to give Julia a rest. 🙂
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And she didn’t make him clean it up himself? Well, I guess the next time she’ll confiscate the bag.
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i hope she goes easy on poor Tommy; he’s only ten. Say, any of that candy leftl?
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I remember our old cat doing something similar one Christmas morning when I was little. We opened up a bag of treats from her Cat Stocking, which she gobbled up immediately, then promptly brought up four neat piles of vomit, amongst which most of the little treats could be seen completely unchewed. 🙂
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Poor woman. I can imagine how stressed she was, cleaning for the party. My mom always works herself up into a frantic state. Nicely done.
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