"Mom, I need to go to the bathroom," whispered six-year-old Nate into his Mom's ears with a sense of urgency.
"Shhh!" she said with twisted brows as she continued to glare at the screen with an intense look while shoving popcorn in her mouth and chewing nervously.
"Mom!" he said again, and this time in a loud decibel.
The folks sitting around also Shhhhed him
"This is a very intense scene. Control your pee! I'll take you when there is an intermission,"
Poor Nate sat there with crossed legs and hands-on his crotch while the Mom enjoyed the movie.
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In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about an interlude. It can be a pause between two key moments, the pause between acts in a play, an intermission, or a temporary amusement Go where the prompt leads you!
5 comments:
Oh, poor Nate! I hope he holds his interlude! Mom is absorbed in the moment. Your flash reminds me of the time I went with my friend to a waterpark with her daughter, SIL and their four children. We all had fun, but when we left, her daughter grumbled that all she got to do was visit all the bathrooms in the park.
That poor kid.
Why is it we always have to urinate in a movie? lol
Oh dear. Not a good situation for either of them, but especially the child.
This short piece perfectly captures the tension and humor of a child's urgent need juxtaposed against a parent's immersion in a movie. Nate's escalating desperation and his mom's intense focus on the screen create a vivid scene that many parents and moviegoers can relate to. The details, from Nate's whispered urgency to the collective "shhh" of the audience, enhance the realism and relatability of the moment. The story beautifully illustrates the concept of an interlude, where a child's need for a break interrupts the continuity of an engaging movie. Thank you for sharing this delightful snippet of life!
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