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Wednesday, 3 June 2020

The Picnic

"Mom, please let me go for the school picnic!" 
It was her last year at school.
Mona was hopeful that her mother would finally give her the permission.
It was now or never.

"But, Mona, it's a place that you have already seen! Haven't we visited that tourist-spot so many times?" 
Mona didn't argue.
PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz
She knew the horror her mom went through every time anyone uttered the 'picnic' word.
Mona felt guilty.

The next morning, seeing her mother ready to go somewhere, Mona asked, "Where are you going?" 

"Family picnic".


Mother and daughter enjoyed their maiden picnic on their terrace.


100 Words story for the Friday Fictioneers.
Do you like picnics? Do you have any memories of picnics? If yes, please do share

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12 comments:

  1. Iain Kelly4 June 2020 at 01:16

    Love picnics - and the kids do too. Looking forward to some this summer when we are allowed!

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  2. Neil MacDonald4 June 2020 at 02:56

    A smart kid would point out she'd been to terrace already too

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  3. Jolly4 June 2020 at 06:51

    Was the school taking the kids for a picnic during lock-down? No wonder the mum didn't let her.
    -justjoyfulness

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  4. KParthasarathi4 June 2020 at 11:06

    An unexpected happy end to the short story.Well done!

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  5. Tannille4 June 2020 at 14:16

    Bonding time. Hopefully the phones are on silent. Kids grow so quick.

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  6. Sandra Crook4 June 2020 at 15:39

    Better than nothing, I guess.

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  7. Keith's Ramblings4 June 2020 at 20:52

    I'm sure she'd rather have been with her school friends one last time, so I guess this was second best.

    Here's mine!

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  8. Dale5 June 2020 at 02:56

    I'm thinking like Sandra...

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  9. Jade Li5 June 2020 at 06:24

    I'm glad the two did something to celebrate the occasion. They will remember that picnic for a long time.

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  10. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields5 June 2020 at 16:14

    Dear Anita,

    Glad Mona got her picnic.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  11. Linda6 June 2020 at 01:26

    How sweet of Mona to accept, of of Mom to provide an alternative. Nicely done.

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  12. Moumita De Sarkar7 June 2020 at 14:13

    The way cases are still on a rise,future picnics will be held in terraces only 😊

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