It was a rainy evening. While driving back, I drove past a puddle of water which gave me an idea to write a quick short. Injecting some parental advice, the following flash fiction came to fruit. Enjoy!
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“Make sure you keep your raincoat and umbrella on at all times, especially at the bus stop! When it rains, cars passing by might drive over puddles and splash water on you!” mom told Audrey. “And you won’t want your new dress to get all wet and dirty, do you?”
“And don’t forget to put on your yellow boots, too!” dad shouted from the kitchen.
Nag, nag, nag. That was what Audrey heard.
“Yes, mom, yes dad,” she said.
Before mom could continue, Audrey took off with her umbrella opened but she left the raincoat hanging on the coats hanger. It was just a light drizzle. Nothing was going to stop her from attending her best friend’s birthday party!
A couple of blocks away, she was waiting at the bus stop for the next bus when the sky opened up. Cats and dogs rained down furiously from the heavens. Puddles of water began to form on the road but...
Hah! Mom and dad should see this. All the cars are avoiding the puddles! Ha! Ha! H-
Splash!
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