Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
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Friday Fictioneer prompt. Copyright Lauren Moscato
Things Were Looking Up
“Been there, done that,” George’s father, Alvin, said, after he caught George climbing in the bedroom window just before dawn, again. It was all George could do not to roll his eyes; he knew the lectures by heart.
The good news: they were moving and, Alvin said, smiling, one bedroom had a separate entrance that would be George’s.
That’s more like it, George thought, dreaming of telling his friends how he was going to have his own door to come and go as he pleased. No more answering to his old man as to his whereabouts. Things were looking up.
It's a long story ... 
Funny stuff, Tresha. 😀 — Suzanne
Things are looking up more ways than her knows. LOL!
Be careful what you wish for… 🙂
Isn’t that the truth!
I like the last line…things were looking ‘up’ 🙂
Yes, all a matter of perspective.
LOL…looking up indeed!
A good Dad always seems to plan ahead! An it wasn’t even a false promise…. Just not all the facts were in! Loved It!
Gotta love parents, even when you know they’re up to something. 😉
Clever Dad … and unfortunate George. His own door could cause a bit of a problem to his plans for nightly comings and goings. Great last line – very appropriate. 🙂
Dear Tresha,
A positive attitude on that boy. I liked this story and thought it very well suited to the prompt.
Aloha,
Doug
This story totally depended on the reader also seeing the photo. Talk about a photo being worth a thousand words!
Alvin’s one tricky dad. Fun story – I like the characters, and the title’s clever.
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