Writing Prompt for Wednesday Stories 8/24/16
This week the lovely Debb at
Has given us
A photo prompt and five random words to be used –
maximum word count of 500
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Photo Credit: Kathryn Hull via
Sally Stackhouse.
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The five prompt words: leaf, cottage, computer, storm, chisel
THE
HOLIDAY
The holiday cottage looked
so good in the brochure. Daphne scrolled
down and looked at a few more listings but still came back to the property she
had first clicked on.
Frank sat down beside her scanning
the details of the property, winked at her in his special way and before she
knew what had happened he was merrily clicking away on the computer. Two weeks overlooking the seaside down on
the South-East coast was booked in an instant.
A holiday by the sea would sweep
away all the cobwebs. Time to take stock
and renew their energy levels. This past
year had been quite traumatic in many ways.
The thought of leaving their well-ordered life and having leisure time
now they were both retired was quite daunting.
They talked about what they could do coming to the consensus that they would
turn over a new leaf and make plans for their future together.
This would include:
No more watching the clock.
No more alarms ringing loudly in
the early hours of the morning.
No more rushing around trying to
fit everything in.
They could do anything they wanted
on any day of the week.
Daphne and Frank entered through
the door to their home for the next fortnight. Her spirits lifted. She could feel blockages in her mind
stretching out and disappearing, smoothing the stress out and releasing
her. She let out a freeing breath.
She felt free.
Free to enjoy the sights.
Free to enjoy the coast.
Free to enjoy freedom.
The next day Frank came back in
from his morning walk. This was his
regime now, he would walk to a shop, buy a newspaper and return to read it at
his leisure with a cup of tea.
No time constraints.
Discussing what to do with their
day they watched the storm clouds rolling in over the cliffs. That bank of clouds over the cliffs looked
quite ominous. The sound of the seagulls
squawking as they whirled above the sea was eerily comforting as they relaxed
on the balcony.
Frank pointed out a kayak in the
sea. They watched the pair of rowers
trying to control the small vessel on the water that seemed to become choppier
as they tried rounding the sea wall of the port.
“They must be very fit to be able
to work those oars.”
Frank agreed with Daphne as he
stopped reading and watched them struggle.
As the weather was turning the
couple decided to visit an antiques market held in the old part of the
town. There was so much to look at that
they went their separate ways meeting up for tea and cake at the little cafe
across the road.
Daphne’s curiosity got the better
of her as she spied a package in her husband’s hands.
“It was a bargain, my dear.”
Frank gave her his special wink
again as he showed her the vintage chisel set encased in
a wooden box.
She felt no guilt about her
purchases.
Word count: 500
I kept waiting for the "chisel" to appear. It did not disappoint!
ReplyDeleteA delightful read of their special holiday.
ReplyDeleteBetty
Sweet.
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