Delphine always wanted to pilot her father’s plane and when he forgot his keys on her tenth birthday, she knew that taking off would be easy but at the same time, she was afraid. She had never broken a rule and vowed to keep it that way. But she did it anyway. On the night before her tenth birthday, she crept into her father’s office and stole the key to his plane.
She patted her pocket as she sat down for breakfast the next morning but the longer she sat, the heavier the key in her pocket seemed to become. She played with her eggs while her parents made small conversation.
“Are you excited, Delphine?” Her father asked after breakfast. Delphine frowned, clueless. “Your first flying lesson!”
“For real?!”
Her father chuckled, “Of course! You deserve to learn.”
Delphine threw her arms around her father but her heart was still racked with guilt. She had to fix this, quick. “May I be excused?” Her father nodded and quickly, she replaced the stolen key in its rightful place.
(150 words)
Each week, Mondays Finish the Story challenges our minds by providing with a picture along with the first sentence for us to finish the flash fiction with 100 -150 words based on the picture above.
I like Delphine!
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Loved the twist your story took Yinglan!
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Oh how wonderful, she felt the guilt of her actions, but managed to save the day, and her birthday present! Loved it!
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Cute story!
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Lovely story. I’m glad Delphine didn’t get the chance to try flying on her own.
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Interesting twist! Looks like everything worked out for Delphine.
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Thank you and yes, it looks like she’ll get everything she wants without breaking a single rule.
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Great story!! She almost spoiled her surprise!!!
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Thank you. I think if she had kept the key, instead of her first lesson, she might had been grounded instead.
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Well done Yinglan! I like that she was guilt ridden and how it turned around. One never knows…right? Thanks for another addition to the MFtS challenge and be well… ^..^
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Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the story and I’m looking forward to next week’s photo and first line. 🙂
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Thanks! We shall see what next week shall bring…
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I’m so glad her birthday present was a flying lesson! She may have learned another one that could have been tragic if she had followed through with her plan. Great story.
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Yup, she is one lucky girl to get to learn to fly on her birthday. Thank you for reading.
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Ha! Love it!
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Lovely story and what a great birthday present – she’s a lucky girl.
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Ooh, she just about got caught red-handed. Good for her and her thinking fast. A fun story with great irony.
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That was close! At least this way she gets to fly in a somewhat safer way.
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A lovely turn at the end there is no danger in flying with Dad! 😉
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Haha, Delphine at least had the right idea. I’m glad she didn’t get caught. Great story!
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Yeah, whew, it was close though. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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