On a hot summer day at Tessa’s parents when the combined family Thanksgiving was mentioned, Michael and Tessa gave each other a knowing look as if they were blushing but weren’t. Michael cleared his throat to garner attention. “Would there be any objections if we invited friends also and asked everyone to get dressed up?”
He got a lot of ‘what do you mean’ stares.
“Tessa and I were thinking the occasion would be ideal for our wedding.”
The answer came in a cacophony of positive sounds and exclamations. Satisfied, they left to recreate the scene at Michael’s parents.
Written in response to Charli Mills January 14, 2020, prompt at Carrot Ranch Literary: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about dressing up. It can be a child or another character. Be playful or go where the prompt leads!
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01/19/2021 at 03:27
Those turkeys.
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01/19/2021 at 06:06
Nicely done. I like the use of cacophony. It reminds me of 3rd year high school when we learned about “onomatopoeia” in poetry. The example, as I recall, was “The tintinnabulation of the rain, rain, rain.” I visualize cacophony, in this case, as a chorus of birds tweeting and chirping and cawing and flapping their wings in approval.
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01/21/2021 at 01:38
Fun to get to experience the announcement twice!
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01/21/2021 at 10:21
The weird looks must have been priceless. Thanksgiving – a great day for a wedding, it seems.
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01/21/2021 at 10:27
Another reason to cherish a holiday!
Sweet story, Sue!
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01/23/2021 at 21:14
I hope it goes well at Michael’s parents!
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