NOW YOU SEE IT – NOW YOU DON’T – for FFfAW
This story is written for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers challenge. It is a photo prompt, and should be no longer than 175 words in length. Enjoy!
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NOW YOU SEE IT – NOW YOU DON’T
“There’s his old pocket watch,” I hollered, as I dove for it, tackling it like a pro football player, before it could get away.
My family, I’ll admit, are a greedy bunch of gold-diggers, always looking for something for nothing, as the saying goes. So, when Gramps passed on, the will reading came as no surprise. We were all to gather out at the old homestead for a treasure hunt to beat all treasure hunts.
Gramps had hidden all his earthly treasures, and we had to find what we could. A time limit of two hours was specified. Any unfound goodies were to be donated to charity. So, we all began looking, inside, outside…everywhere.
But, something strange happened. As the items were found, they would be snatched away by an invisible hand, never to be seen again.
“What the heck, Gramps,” we wondered, but kept looking, grabbing what we could find.
When the two hours were up, we had nothing. I swear we heard Gramps laughing from beyond, as we trudged back to our cars.
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word count = 175
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Hahahaha! Gramp’s ghost is snatching all of his treasures back! LOL! Cute story, Louisa!
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Thank you, PJ! That was fun to write! 🙂
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It sounded like it was fun to write! Those turn out to be the best stories!
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love this!
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Thank you so much, Daisy! 🙂
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this is one creepy yet adorable story! 😀
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Oh, it is a bit creepy, Rosema! Those relatives were sure disappointed to not get Gramps treasures, weren’t they! 🙂
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Yeah!! Surely! 😀
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🙂 🙂
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Made me chuckle – what a horrible family! Glad Grandad had the last laugh. Well written.
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Thank you, Iain! Yeah, greedy relatives got what they deserved…nothing! Gramps did have a laugh, too! 🙂
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It seems Gramps had the last laugh, even after his death, and the greedy bunch got nothing in the end. A fun story and nicely written.
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Hi, Millie! That’s the way it goes sometimes, isn’t it. Too bad for the greedy family getting nothing. I’m sure after all the years putting up with them, Gramps was just fed up! 🙂 Thanks for your thoughts and visit here! 🙂
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Hahaha Gramps and his sense of humor! Great creativity in this story. Gramps stealing his treasures back was a plot twist I absolutely welcomed 😀
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Oh, glad you got a laugh out of this story! Thanks, Jade! 🙂
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Ha,ha! Gramps is mischievous.
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Yes, Gramps was still having a laugh, even in the afterlife! 🙂
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Ohhhh I loved this very much.
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Thank you so much, Chioma! It was fun thinking up something to write for the photo! 🙂
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