The extra X Factor
Words 100
“New car, new gold jewelry! Did you win the lottery Rhea?”
“I was born with five lottery tickets.”
“Excuse me?”
“I have five brothers.”
“Ah! The pampered sister.”
“Not always. They were such terrors when I was young.”
“Really?”
“They teased and bullied me mercilessly. But now they would do anything for me.”
“Even give you a share of the ancestral property?”
“Of course!”
“Want to bet?”
“Why are you so negative?”
“Ask them.”
“I will.”
“Well?”
“They said ancestral property was for sons not daughters.”
“I told you so!”
“You would know. After all you too are a son.”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers – a story in 100 words or less. Thanks to Rochelle for hosting the challenge and Karuna for the photo prompt. To read the other stories inspired by this prompt, click here.
For readers of Moonshine, here's Chapter 146
Stories and more 
A strange yet an honest truth, the divisions, sentiments, attachments are so disilusional at times…yet we find peace in them only…so ironical, picture though is so disturbing……
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Dear Dahlia,
Fortunately this isn’t always true. Believable dialogue.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle. I count myself among the fortunate ones but unfortunately in this part of the world I am among the lucky exceptions
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About time the sons came into the 21st century. Nicely written.
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Thanks Iain
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Quite identifiable. Great dialogue.
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Sons are born with a sense of their own superiority. My elder son is my third child, yet he considers himself to be the Head of the Family. We let him live with his fantasy!
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😁😀 how cute! Thanks for sharing
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Very reality based for so many. Wasn’t so long ago that even in America, Women were not permitted to own land or vote. What it must have been like to live in that time, captured well.
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Thank you
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Ouch! Completely sucks those old laws
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Laws have changed but attitudes and mentalities haven’t. Thanks for visiting Laurie 🙂
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Wrongs need to be put right, and we start by telling things as they were. Well done
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Thank you Michael
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Yep… good ole patriarchy… thankfully becoming a thing of the past on paper, at least!
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Yes! Thanks Dale
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Well done, in a simple, calm way you portrayed how wickedly unjust life can be and the idiotic notions that still exist with some people
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Thank you Michael
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I have read many stories of the old days where that was true and if the family didn’t have a son themselves it went to the next male relative.
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Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice comes to mind! Thanks for reading and commenting
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Sounds like Rhea was doing alright at the start . . . new car, jewelry, etc. I don’t know how much the family estate was worth, but I hope she gets her fair share.
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Gift is her right but not her fair share – thanks for your visit 🙂
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Count me in too “in the lucky exceptions “
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😁 bhelcomz!
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