Saturday 18 December 2021

 

The Will



When uncle’s Will was read, Sandy and I were dumbfounded. But everyone else was joyous. And they had a hearty laugh at our expense.

Uncle loved his vintage car-it was a 1951 Cadillac. I too was in love with that car and wished to own it one day.

Uncle was proud of his wine cellar-it was a treasure. No one could enter it except Sandy. He was always praying that uncle would give it to him.

But uncle had willed otherwise. I inherited the wine cellar. Sandy got the Cadillac.

Everyone laughed. I am a teetotaler and Sandy can’t drive.

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A post for Friday Fictioneers

22 comments:

  1. Simple solution, no? An exchange of gifts.

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    1. but one can't be sure. uncle may been crooked enough to make the exchange difficult. thanks for reading the story

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  2. I'd like think he had a sense of humour and joined in with the laughter from on high! Nice one.

    Here's mine!

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    1. yes i also believe so. thanks for stopping by.

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  3. Perhaps he thought he was giving them just what they wanted, but confused the two. I wonder... did he often call one by the other's name? One niece (or nephew, Sandy could be either)is pretty much interchangeable with another!

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    1. somethings are better left unsaid. thanks for stopping by on my blog

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  4. It sounds like Uncle got the last laugh :-)

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  5. Uncle made sure that the siblings--or cousins--stayed on good terms if they wanted to use what they liked most.

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    1. old men can always be tricky, thanks for reading the blog

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  6. Dumbfounded, indeed. Ya think ya know an uncle, then this. :-)

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  7. Dear Arora,

    It sounds like Uncle had a warped sense of humor. Hopefully the two can work out an exchange. Nicely done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  8. Maybe uncle wants them to develop their negotiation skills. If same happens to me, I just hope I don't get the car!

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    1. if one could get a wine cellar who would want a car even if it was a vintage Cadillac. thanks.

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  9. Hm, I think the uncle has a strange sense of humor. They should switch. Nicely written!

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  10. Entertaining story, i b arora. Ah the irony of it!

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    1. the irony was intended, thanks for reading it

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  11. Smart Uncle :) Somehow, it seems that Uncle did it knowingly - he was really aware of their feelings!
    As the rest of the family already knew their preferences, Uncle did surely!

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