Thursday, 30 June 2016

Frost
Copyright - Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
                                                                            © Photo prompt Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

‘Kid, come here; it’s amazing……unbelievable,’ the grandfather shouted.
The grandson didn’t respond; he was watching a movie.
‘You are now such an unruly boy…...always watching those violent movies,’ the old man grumbled.
He looked at the window; he felt queasy about the kid. The boy had changed.
‘What’s it grandpa?’
‘The moon…..it’s just outside the window,’ the old man pointed an exited finger towards the window.
‘Let me clean your specs,’ the boy had outgrown the little silly games they once loved to play. ‘It’s the frost on the glass.’
‘I know……but I thought,’ he wished the boy would act silly.
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A post for FridayFictioneers on a photo prompt and for Three Word Wednesday.

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24 comments:

  1. brudberg30 June 2016 at 20:33

    So sad when that light of fantasy leaves the young ones.

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    1. i b arora30 June 2016 at 23:10

      thanks as we age we loose the innocence of our childhood

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  2. Sandra Crook30 June 2016 at 22:22

    Nothing more humiliating than playing the fool to an unresponsive child. Good one.

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  3. Anonymous1 July 2016 at 00:59

    Awww this is just sad.
    A huge disconnect.

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  4. Pat Hatt1 July 2016 at 03:58

    Sad when they try to grow up fast, but then they learn to be silly again along the way.

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  5. Dahlia1 July 2016 at 12:19

    So true to life

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  6. margirene1 July 2016 at 15:48

    He's growing up. Your story shows how difficult that can be for the adults around him. Lovely.

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  7. Jae Rose1 July 2016 at 17:19

    Oh, so much tenderness in-between these lines - the desire to show how magical the world can be..i think that time will turn around again and once more they will both look at the moon with pleasure

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    1. i b arora2 July 2016 at 08:33

      thanks Jae, how easily you play with words, it's magic.

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  8. P.S. Joshi1 July 2016 at 18:28

    Poor Grandpa. One day the child will sadly realize what he missed. Grandpa will be gone. Well written, IB. ---- Suzanne

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  9. Indrani1 July 2016 at 18:53

    They should grow up mentally too. Well written.

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  10. Gah Learner2 July 2016 at 03:27

    Ah, the stage where all adults are ignorant and silly, and the young ones know everything better. Poor grandpa. A few years later, hopefully they'll be able to connect again. Beautiful story.

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    1. i b arora2 July 2016 at 08:34

      i wish the boy keeps playing the silly games with the old man, thanks for stopping by

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  11. Durga Prasad Dash3 July 2016 at 20:09

    yes time to clean our glasses to have a clearer view

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  12. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields4 July 2016 at 16:53

    Dear Arora,

    Children change as they grow.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  13. liz young4 July 2016 at 22:13

    My grandsons are still young enough to say 'Don't be silly, Nan!' with a smile, and then to join in my fantasy.

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