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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25 Funniest Wedding Meme Pictures And Images

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.