Hello, everyone, hope you are having a good week. I am back with another attempt to participate in Rochelle’s party of Friday Fictioneers. The story is inspired by the photo by Jennifer Pendergast. Thank you Rochelle and Jennifer! If you wish to participate or read the other stories based on this prompt, click here
PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast
When you can’t Beat Them…
Words 100
“Enough playing games. What about work?” I grumble at my offspring glued to the screen, fingers dancing over the keyboard.
He nods agreeably without budging. And he is in my room.
Sighing, I scroll through the apps on the iPad.
I sink into ‘Zen Word’ until I am lured by the ‘Royal Match.’ I start by renovating his castle, the garden, decorating his bed, the dog’s bed, setting up his library…
Rebelling, I switch to ‘Nut Sort’ where one has to sort nuts by color.
Having done this for years, in no time, I top the charts. Next ‘Hidden Objects.’
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PPS: After posting, i went back to my game and it struck me that the story was about something else. Hence, a minor tweak in the title and last line. And some re-framing to keep within 100 words. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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