99 word prompt : Splash
June 3, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that makes a big splash. It can be fluid, or you can play with the idiom (to make a big splash is to do or say something that becomes unforgettable). Go where the prompt leads!
If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2019/06/07/june-4-flash-fiction-challenge-2
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Common names change over the years; in the 1980’s Jennifer and Nicole were number one and two on the list.
I met John in 1998. I don’t know which I was more in love with, a huge wedding or the man who would take a mistress two years later with my same name.
“Nicole,” my father said. “Do you want a big splash or a trickle? I’ll put $100 a month into a retirement fund under your name for 30 years.”
I took the wedding. Two children and living with my parents taught me that trickles are under rated.
Truth or fiction?
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Totally fiction about me — and poetic license about someone else. Her dad gave her the choice of a $30,000 wedding or a downpayment on a house. She took the wedding and was divorced in 2 years.
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Yep, I’ve seen similar. Fodder for flash though. So well done.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Ah, the big wedding makes a splash but the marriage doesn’t hold water.
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Exactly. 🙂
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I wish I was that unrestrained. I have always been the trickle type but it doesn’t have the same fun factor.
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It seems sad to have an expensive wedding album that reminds you of the biggest mistake you ever made in life.
One of my 5 marriages was a traditional wedding. It lasted all of 4 years. The one that has lasted is the one where we went to the courthouse, filled out the papers, and left. No ceremony, just 2 memorable witnesses. They were there because they had divorced and were going to get married again. 🙂
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Interestingly enough, my mom has been married three times. Her last wedding was also in the court and it too has lasted.
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I wonder if it’s a sign that people are finally mature enough to make it work?
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That is what I thought too. It might be a maturity thing.
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