Vacation
by
J. Smith Kirkland
Mom said
they could go anywhere they want for vacation. They got to pick. The
catch was, all three of them had to pick the same place. If they
could not pick together by tomorrow, then she was would pick a place.
Immediately,
Margaret wanted Disney World. Bobby wanted Lego Land, but Billy said
he had to think about it. The other two knew they had to convince
their little brother to pick theirs, So the The sales pitches began.
Each one enumerated reasons why Billy would like the one they wanted.
He would look excited about both, but would eventually go back to “I
don't know. It's hard to pick.”
Next
came the bribes. Margaret promised to do Billy's chores for a month.
Bobby promised to let him play with his game system anytime he
wanted. Bobby thought either might be worth saying yes to his
sibling, but he was not yet swayed.
Tomorrow
came, and Mom asked where that had chosen. Bobby and Margaret both
started talking at once explaining why there place was better and how
the other one would not cooperate.
“Well,
I am not surprised. So I get to pick. I choose the American History
festival in Boston.”
There
was a chorus of “Noooo!”
She
laughed, “not really. I found this brochure for Universal Studios
in the mail. I thought we would all like that.”
After
some sighs of relief, the three decided they could all be happy with
that choice. Before the three left the room, Mom asked Billy to help
her in the kitchen.
“You
know, it's the oddest thing, this brochure was in the mailbox with
the rest of the mail, but it doesn't have a stamp or postmark. Wonder
how it got there.”
Billy
just smiled.
The
Prompt
Think
about three different characters going into a situation who need
three different things to happen in it. Now, all of these things will
conflict with the other needs. Think about how they will ally with
each other and thwart each other in conversation and subtly trying to
influence each other. But only one character can get what they want.
Now… go!
Story
A Day Framework
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