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BOYS WILL BE BOYS

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶
©Ayr/Gray

He wasn’t a bad boy, the tearful mother professed to the crowd who gathered on the beach. Yes, he was precocious, as his teachers would attest, but he was a bright and friendly child with a clever imagination. Surely you can see that; just look at him happily playing tag with his new friends by the water.

It was dreadful, no denying, but it was a horrible accident, the weeping woman explained. A simple game of hide and seek gone terribly awry. Teams of two, boys against girls. Her son and his little friend Jack took turns hiding in a hollow on the beach, each one covering the other with sand and rocks. It was really the perfect spot to hide.

Her son scampered off behind a nearby dune to wait in hiding when the girls called out “Ready or not, here I come!” They quickly found him behind the dune and he chased them, forgetting all about his friend buried beneath the sand and rocks. Only when he heard urgent voices yelling “JACK! JACK!” did he remember his friend.

He ran to the spot where Jack was hiding, desperate parents on his heels, but it was sadly too late for his little friend. Of course no one blamed him; it was a game turned deadly, fun between innocent children.

Later, as the boy sat on his bed, he removed a slip of paper taped behind his bedpost. With a red crayon, he crossed off the name “Jack” from the list.

NAR © 2023
250 words

The Unicorn Challenge – 23/06/23

39 thoughts on “BOYS WILL BE BOYS”

  4. Dude!*

    *compliment on a story that sneaks up, saving the twist until the last possible moment… like the next-to-last bite of a sandwich and you see the mold on the remaining crust.

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  10. Ooooo, I’m glad I not on his radar, …I agree, chilling, …coffee, I need coffee, …Never did like little boys, …they’re better grown up, …✨👏✨☕️✨…

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      1. Ah, … well, I grew up with 5 brothers, …I think they’d have buried me if they’d have thought about it, … but I survived, .😉… ..glad your boys add fun, that’s a special bond, mother and son…..✨🦋✨

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          1. Awww some, 🤗… ….1 of 7, was I, (oops, sounds like I was Borg -ed😉)….5 brothers and a sister, …we fought a lot, …but there was laughter too, …Your granddaughter sounds so loved, precious and (softly) huggable, … ✨🤗✨

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  14. Midway through reading your story, it occurred to me that he wouldn’t be able to find Jack buried (unmarked) under a sandy beach … like if you drop your keys on a beach – good luck finding them again.

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