Granny rocked and pondered the girls before her. Ten minutes before they had been squabbling and bickering as only teenage sisters can do. Now they sat before her on the floor with tears in their eyes.
“Girls, I am disappointed in you. I hope to see honest discussion between you, but never this disrespectful notion of hatred that I have seen today.â€
“We’re sorry, Granny. We’ve made up now and we don’t mean to be hateful in your house. It was just silly boy stuff anyway.â€
“Well, never mind that now. Let’s not dwell on the past, shall we? You will have boys who are friends and boys who are boyfriends. They will come and go. But in the end, you will always have each other as sisters.â€
“Yes, Granny. We love you, too.â€
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The Trifecta challenge for this week #64 is to use the third definition of the word DWELL:
3a : to keep the attention directed —used with on or upon [tried not to dwell on my fears]
b : to speak or write insistently —used with on or upon [reporters dwelling on the recent scandal]
This counted out to about 134 words. Granny and the girls may be back another time. I think they need a bit of fleshing out . . . like why the girls are with Granny . . . are they really that meek and obedient?
Hmmmmm will have to dwell on it and see.
These are wonderful characters. I do hope you bring them back, there is so much potential for some great stories.
Aww,that’s so sweet,Barbara:-)Great lesson there-I do believe we women must stand up for each other & by each other.
Very true. Family is forever and friends, boys, and the rest will come and go. I wish I had a better relationship with my sister 🙁 Fantastic story!
Nicely done!
“You will have boys who are friends and boys who are boyfriends.” — I love this!
This is sweet. I wish my sons would accept that lesson so well!
I lived that story, many years ago.
Wise Granny.
awwww such a sweet story… with a great lesson. very nice
I’m guessing this is not the last time Granny’s going to have to fight this battle! It’s true, nobody squabbles quite like a teenager.
A lesson some sisters never learn!
Granny reminds me of my Maw Maw. She would not have allowed bickering among us cousins either.
gah boy trouble (:
The chair rocking was a great entry into the story – movement is always a good idea. Great choice to make them girls – so much cleverer than boys! I have 3 girls, they know exactly when to be angels, which is when they decide its best for them, not me!
Very true! Love the image of Granny in her chair.
With young kids, the past is that close, isn’t it?
All teens should have a wise and lovely grandmother like this.
I have 5 sisters so this struck a chord. We didn’t argue over boys, but nearly everything else… You captured a universe in 134 words.
awee.. This is really good! reminds me of me and my sis.
Good characters and a good lesson!
I have two daughters and what you said hit home. I enjoyed this writing — I hope Granny and the girls will return soon:~)
I hope the girls remember that granny always knows best. Looking forward to more stories from these three.