Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields who provides us with a photo prompt. Each week’s challenge is to write a 100-word story inspired by the photo. Click here to play along or just read more stories.
Friday Fictioneers: Park Anywhere
It was love at first sight. She had the kind of beauty that could make Paris forget Helen. From the moment I saw her, I couldn’t take my eyes off of her.
I stopped the car where I was and got out. I approached her. We talked. We laughed. We went for coffee. We kissed. We fell in love. A lifetime passed in the blink of an eye. We were married. Our son, Troy, was born in June. Our daughter, June, was born in July.
A crash tore me from my reverie followed by a yell. “Yeah! Park anywhere, asshole.”
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I love the children’s names
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Those were fun. I’m glad someone caught that.
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A nasty ending to a lovely daydream. Better not dream and drive.
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Those distractions while driving cause a lot of chaos.
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That’s a lovely reminiscent story with a hilarious last line. Love it.
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Thanks, Mason. I love to get a laugh.
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You’re welcome. Its good to laugh!
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need to be more careful about stopping in the middle of the road – that Spartan guy who rear ended you will win that whiplash suit, even if it takes 10 years…
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Spartans often get their way.
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They do….
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It didn’t end well for Paris and Helen. Oh well fixing the car is cheaper than 2 kids anyway.
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What? They didn’t live happily ever after? The car looks like it came out in better shape than the wall.
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Come on, I know you watched hot men in skirts aka Troy. It’s amazing the car isn’t toast.
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I’m reading Stephen Fry’s book about Troy currently. It may have bled in.
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I love a good Troy story.
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Have I ever told you about the time he jumped out the car window while I was driving?
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WTF?
I’m trusting you were driving slow?
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About 25.
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Was he hurt?
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Only his Achilles tendon.
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How fitting. 😅
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Brilliant! My daughter was born in June – I now wish I’d called her July!
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🤣 It’s never too late. You can claim parental prerogative.
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Daydreaming while driving. Not such a good idea!
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I’ve been there. Thankfully not to this end.
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Hah! Love the names, too. And daydreaming can definitely wreak havoc!
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The details make the story.
I’ve forgotten where I am or what I was doing a few times. Thank you.
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They do!
You and me both… ahem.
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🤣
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🤭
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he should follow that advice for goodness’ sake. 🙂
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Yeah, it’s probably better for the driver to pick the parking place than the car.
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Haha! Don’t dream and drive. Nice one. 🙂
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Yep, it’s right up there with drinking and texting. Thank you.
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I love the way you unify your story with the children’s names. And to conclude a story that makes quite highbrow cultural references with the word asshole is brilliant. I’m glad I wasn’t drinking coffee at the time!
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There are a lot of highbrow assholes out there. It seemed appropriate. Thank you, Penny. I love to get those laughs. I’ll even take a coffee laugh.
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Dear Nobbin,
I love that June was born in July. 😀 Methinks he picked the wrong time and place to daydream. Love the last line. Bravo!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The last line was my first thought upon seeing the picture. I had fun with this one. Thank you, Rochelle.
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I’m assuming the children were born in different years, rather than twins and a very long labour?
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Anything can happen in a fantasy world. Technically, they could be born minutes apart and still be born in June and July.
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Ha, so his love didn’t quite work out. Maybe next time.
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Maybe next time he’ll park the car first. That would already be a vast improvement.
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Oops!
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I think that’s the box he has to check in the insurance form.
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Love it! Such a rude awakening!
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Not the way for a sweet spring daydream. Thank you.
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Sounds like the daydream was almost worth the smash. Nice one.
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If it were real, it would be. Thank you.
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