The Ferry blared its horn. Jillian sighed as the children were getting restless already!
“Give me that!” squealed Leslie.
“Try and get it, whiner!” Sidney raised the stuffed teddy out the car window with a smirk on his adolescent face.
“MOMMY!!!!!
Jillian turned her head and gave Sidney, “The LOOK”. He shrugged and threw the teddy back on Leslie’s lap.
“Sidney, you promised to help me today.”
He looked down at his hands, hating to disappoint his mom, especially today.
Once they boarded the ferry, Sidney asked if he could bring his sister up on deck promising to hold her hand. Jillian felt a pang of remorse for being so demanding on her eldest child. She promised herself to bring them to the Reservoir for lunch later when they returned inland. The children loved feeding the swans and ducks there.
Twenty minutes later, the ferry was already approaching Isle Lasonde. There were only three federal buildings and a military camp on the island. They were going to a parole hearing at le Pénitencier Lasonde. (174 words)
© Cheryl-Lynn Roberts ’18/08/15
Written for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers 100 to 150 +/- 25 word flash fiction.
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
The reveal at the end says implies so much about why she relies on her eldest child. Expertly done.
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Thanks so much…I had to cut out half of what I wrote. I love flash fiction…really makes you focus on what is important. I tend to ramble even when I talk…lol I like this exercise, a good discipline.
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I wonder why they were going to a parole hearing? Her husband, maybe? Great story!
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So many questions…I’ve been binging on Law & Order SVU on PriMe Video lately …lol
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Welcome to the FFfAW challenge! We are glad you joined us!
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Thank you. I have written a few years ago under my other blog TracesOfTheSoul but Ihave neglected writing for a while. It’s nice to “imagine” again.
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Yes and it is nice to have you writing a long with us.
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“The Look”!
That’s something every elder sibling knows! 😛
Well-written! 🙂
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Haha! when I look in the mirror to see what that Mom look looks like, I see my mom and I shiver lol
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XD
Hahahaha!
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Great reveal at the end.
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Indeed! Thanks for commenting:)
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