Brian ran out of the house teasing his older brothers “Ha! Ha! You’re going to the dentist! You’re going to the dentist!” Mom shouted “Get into the car! We’re taking you to grandmas.” He jumped into the back seat smiling triumphant that he had narrowly avoided the fate that was bestowed upon his older siblings. When they arrived at grandmas, mom took Brian by the hand up to house. He turned his head around and stuck his tongue out at his beleaguered brothers.
Brian played on the floor with his toys and asked his grandma “What time is mommy coming to pick me up?” Grandma sat in her chair watching her stories on the TV without looking over and said “Your mother got caught up, you’ll be spending the night.” Without a thought he went back to playing with his toys. The night passed to the next day, grandma sat in her chair watching her stories again as Brian played with his toys. He asked again “What time is mommy coming to pick me up.” She responded “Soon dear soon.” Another night passed and Brian once again asked his grandma when his mother was coming to pick him up, no sooner had he asked when the door swung open. Brian burst into tears and began shouting “You lied to me! You lied to me!” His brothers surrounded him laughing, shooting pop guns, carrying pennants reading World’s Fair 1964-65.
~~ Story by Steve E. Normal
Tagged: dentist, fiction, flash fiction, grandma, mini fiction, short fiction, SteveENormal, toys, world's fair
