Friday Fictioneers is on Facebook hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. You can read other stories or join to write your own at https://rochellewisoff.com/. A complete story in 100 words in response to a photo prompt.
photo prompt: Ted Strutz
They had been planning this Sunday on the lake. She had words for the sky, for the water: cerulean, pellucid. No exaggeration.
The town was a jewel pressed onto the lake’s edge; there was a restaurant under vines.
The boat didn’t stop. Dumped them on the opposite side in another town. Change of timetable.
The boat that could take them back was three hours away, the bus wasn’t running.
They ate sandwiches on the harbour wall, trying to laugh it off.
On the boat, she looked back at where they’d been: houses the colours of pink sugar almonds and saffron.
I like this, because you leave us to fill in their emotions
Hi Neil, sorry about delay in responding. Thank you. I think we can fill them in because we’ve all or nearly all done it! I had the idea very quickly but it’s hard to get these to work.
Lovely descriptions
Hi Iain, it’s a real place or rather two real places that I’m thinking of – makes it easier I think!
Colourful descriptions indeed.
Hi Dale, thank you.
Beautifully written.
Thank you very much. Sorry to be so late in replying!
Dear Rachel,
Lovely descriptions and I learned a new word, ‘pellucid.’ Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
It’s one of my favourite words but alas I don’t get enough chances to use it! Thank you Rochelle.
Clever twist, with the implication that they would have been surprised by the beauty of the town they’d visited by mistake. All they needed to do was look around instead of worrying about whether they could still make their original destination. A life lesson, I think!
Thanks Penny. Definitely a life lesson and one I have to keep teaching myself!
A good example of the grass being greener on the other side of the fence 🙂
Isn’t it just.
houses the colours of pink sugar almonds and saffron. Yum!!!!! I love this line.
Thank you. Can you guess that I’m keen on cooking, and eating!
Loved the descriptions
Way behind with this! Thank you so much