“Uggghh.” Janey’s fingers left long claw marks in the hot sand around her.
As the sun beat down on her bare legs the scent of burning flesh tickled her nose.
“Ugghh … grape … juice …” In all of her five years she had never been so thirsty.
“Janey!” A mirage of her older sister appeared; just like the movies. “Mom said to sit up. You’re taking up too much room in the sandbox.”
Hana dropped a bottle of water into the sand beside her younger sister. Janey flopped onto her back, “Grape juuuice.”
“Beggars can’t be choosers, Janey.”
Word Count: 99
Word/Phrase: “Beggar’s can’t be choosers”
For Carrot Ranch and a reappearance of the sisters that appeared in this story
Nice use of prompt.
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And if she is an American child, I am guessing she not only held out for it but got it! Excellent write, Kelley.
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Ha! You never know. Thank you for reading Violet
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I think you cut right before things got ugly. I’m imagining tears, screams, and flying sand.
This reminds me, if you don’t mind me telling a story on your blog, of a story. My roommate got a big bottle of Newman’s Own Grape Juice from Costco. Somehow it got fermented. She tried to take it back, but they wouldn’t take it. It sat in her car for a week. She finally brought it in. She had it on the kitchen counter and somehow it exploded. It shot across the kitchen and through the dining room like a bottle rocket. It ricocheted off the ceiling and crashed into the wall. Grape Juuuice everywhere! It scared the shit out of her little dog. I came in right after, and the kitchen looked like a scene from Carrie with the blood dripping from the ceiling, but it was grape juice. I had to repaint places. This was about three years ago. Yesterday we moved furniture in the dining room and found old grape juice stains on the wall. Chaos.
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🤣 I wish I could like this a dozen times.
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I can just hear, “grape juuuice”! The moan of a hot, and thirsty child. A fun take on the prompt, Kelly.
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Haha, I drew inspiration from my own child. Thank you
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