Take one historical event (personal, national, global, etc.) and rewrite the event in a way you would not want it to happen.
An evening of indoor camping begins to wind down for 3 sisters as they watch their marshmallow-thoughts of princesses and other Disney themes toasted on the televised fireside. Blankets and pillows spread across the carpeted terrain as the 3 prepared to star-gaze into slumber. At that same time their father begins to drift further away from sleep with a sudden urge for night fishing; a pastime he remembers filled with baited hooks and cast pick-up lines, where the mystery of each catch was only disclosed by the moonlight. His thoughts grew deeper with the night as he looked at his 3 daughters; his most prized catches from his last recent fishing episode and he wondered what his rod and lures could still allure and what other great catches remained to be caught by his cast. At this point he knew this current camp sight was inadequate for any kind of night fishing and he would not be satisfied until he found the perfect fishing sight for his daughters to share with him the new outcomes, parental structures and possible half-siblings that awaited the end of his fishing line.
That night a second set of eyes had also been keeping a monitoring eye over the 3 resting campers, their mother, who had been lying among them and noticed the shift in her fishing-piqued husband's attention. Although not knowing the exact cause for the shift, she offered the thought that he should take a stroll outside the campgrounds to help clear his head and release some of his restless energy. While offered innocently, the offer was received with animosity. Who was she to stop him from fishing? Now provoked and determined, the youngest daughter soon found herself rubbing her sleepy eyes in her father's arms with the other 2 girls' names being called to get ready for a night-fishing venture. Still dazed, the girls protested in childish whines, despite the slight temptation of the assumed ideal camping activity, night fishing.
Nevertheless, sparked interests were no match for the fatigue and fear each of the 3 had for leaving their mother alone. Their mother, who quickly sensed her daughters' discomforts, suggested that their father take tonight to sleep and reschedule the fishing trip when the girls were better prepared.
"No, the girls are coming with me," was his only protest.
Unfazed she answered, "Well tonight they will not be leaving my sight."
Just as she knew this man's hot temper, he also knew the stubbornness of the woman before him and the truth behind her words. He soon thought a rescheduled trip was not such a bad idea. In a brief moment of clarity, both parents saw the high-noon standoff they had just formed in front of a once again sleeping audience. Each released a small chuckle at the sight that just occurred as they all prepared for bed.
The 3 sisters soon found themselves greeted by the morning sun from their beds and discovered that everyone had returned home.
Nevertheless, sparked interests were no match for the fatigue and fear each of the 3 had for leaving their mother alone. Their mother, who quickly sensed her daughters' discomforts, suggested that their father take tonight to sleep and reschedule the fishing trip when the girls were better prepared.
"No, the girls are coming with me," was his only protest.
Unfazed she answered, "Well tonight they will not be leaving my sight."
Just as she knew this man's hot temper, he also knew the stubbornness of the woman before him and the truth behind her words. He soon thought a rescheduled trip was not such a bad idea. In a brief moment of clarity, both parents saw the high-noon standoff they had just formed in front of a once again sleeping audience. Each released a small chuckle at the sight that just occurred as they all prepared for bed.
The 3 sisters soon found themselves greeted by the morning sun from their beds and discovered that everyone had returned home.
♥ Reesie
Loves this! Especially the connection with the fish!
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