They were siblings, five (Able) and almost nine (Ready). As girls will, they fought like cats and dogs—sometimes.
Able: You are wrecking my life. You almost ribbed my new book.
Ready: You pushed me—like this—with your elbow. I’m telling Daddy.
Able: You are in Grade 3, almost four, Ready, and eight—almost nine. I’m just little. But I know the rules. Big sisters have-ta look after little sisters. I’m not mad at you, but you’re not nice to me.
Ready: You are such a crybaby. I’m still telling Daddy. I’m going to play Moshi Monsters on Daddy’s Laptop.
Able: Wake for me, Wake for me!
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Click http://mommasmoneymatters.com/flash-fiction/ for the rules of this challenge.
The word limit for Wake is 125 words. I used 110.
How the Cookie Crumbles 
November 6, 2012 at 9:39 pm
So cute! 🙂
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November 9, 2012 at 10:24 pm
As are YOU. Thanks for popping in. Love to hear from you.
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November 10, 2012 at 11:28 am
🙂
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November 13, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Thanks so much!
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November 6, 2012 at 9:53 pm
This is darling. And another handful in the meter ❤ This will be one of the few which feature children in this book, Tess.
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November 9, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Thanks for your time, Red. I know you spread yourself thinly. My granddaughters had a LOUD disagreement on Tuesday afternoon after school and the idea was born. Neither of them has a speed impediment but I laughed the whole time I wrote it. Maybe I’ll keep myself open for more…
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November 6, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Cute 😉
Just like they are – so precious.
And then they turn into teenagers…
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November 9, 2012 at 10:21 pm
The older granddaughter always has to have the last word. I am NOT looking forward when she becomes a teenager. She’s already acting what we used to call hormonal. Life has changed since I was that age….
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November 10, 2012 at 6:53 am
Poor Tess!!! To have to go through it all over again…
I’m so glad my kids have not started breeding yet!
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November 13, 2012 at 9:07 pm
It hasn’t been too bad so far but I AM noticing BAD change coming in….Thanks Ghia
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November 6, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Too cute!
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November 9, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Thanks, so are YOU. Thank you for dropping ing.
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November 6, 2012 at 10:45 pm
This sure rings true, Tess!
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November 9, 2012 at 10:19 pm
My younger granddaughter doesn have a speed impediment but the girls did have a dissagreement the day I got the idea. One thing leads to another. I rather like it myself. Thanks so much. I grew up in a houseful of girls and I always thought they were more complicated than boys. I only knew about boys from babysitting. To me they were kind of easy to read / transparent, OR, I was fooling myself because I was so girl-oriented.
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November 7, 2012 at 1:31 am
Little girls are real drama queens!
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November 9, 2012 at 10:15 pm
No kidding, gilly. Yep. And all day LONG….
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November 7, 2012 at 1:14 pm
“Wake for me” is definitely a keeper. Cute girls, cute story.
I’m amazed you’re still writing flash besides your novel. That’s what I call dedication!
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November 9, 2012 at 10:15 pm
I wasn’t planning on doing Flash in the Pan but I WAS hoping to keep it up as a distraction. This particular one fell together because my grandgirls had a fight and the idea of Wake for me took hold.
Thank you for commenting ablogdog. I appreciate it. I know I won’t be here every day but I try.
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November 8, 2012 at 7:13 am
So sweet Tess. Little girls are a handful as you have so aptly shown here.
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November 9, 2012 at 10:12 pm
I don’t know much about boys, but I do about girls. They always have to have the last word! I grew up in a houseful of girls. Except for babysitting when I was young, I knew girls but boys seemed easier to figure out. Their stance towards each other seems more clear, less complicated than between sisters. The operative word here is ‘seemed’. I might be wrong. Girls is all I know–or I think I do.
Nice to see you Valentine.
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November 10, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Very cute! I love your little family tales!!! 🙂
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November 13, 2012 at 9:06 pm
They’re not real, they are MADE UP. It’s just that I DO get ideas from my grandchildren. They do not lisp but I thought a child somewhere might…
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November 14, 2012 at 7:35 am
I wondered afterward … ! 🙂 Lovely anyway! 🙂
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November 21, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Yeah, we’re talking kids, right? My granddaughter abuses some words at times but she’s never used this one. Nice to hear from you Gigi. Hope to be back in December.
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November 22, 2012 at 7:29 am
🙂 xox
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November 10, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Nice one!
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November 13, 2012 at 9:04 pm
My granddaughters don’t talk like this they they DO give me ideas, sometimes.
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November 13, 2012 at 4:56 pm
When she gets to be a teenager move to another state and assume a new identity. We are going through it and it ages you. So cute, Tess.
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November 13, 2012 at 9:01 pm
YOu soumd trained to the art of…might we make a deal and make an EXCHANGE…I’m sure my daugher m-i-g-h-t consider it if I p-u-s-h it??? Ha ha.
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November 25, 2012 at 7:24 pm
I like this one and it is really
different, nice different I mean 🙂
Andro xxx
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November 26, 2012 at 10:28 am
Thank you, Angro. I find writing deeply satisfying, especially when other eyes than mind enjoy a piece. I had lots of fun with this one.
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