[Write the Story] Cleaning the Attic Brings Back Memories

Prompt: Cleaning the Attic Brings Back Memories

Words: extravaganza, watershed, cajole, zealous, factor, teal, loosen, whistle, ogle, lemonade

Story

“I can’t believe I let you cajole me into this.”

“I can’t believe you caved so quickly.” Marie handed Rick a glass of lemonade. “Come on, the sooner we get moving on the attic extravaganza the sooner we’re done.”

The two tackled the boxes and bags of history, but zealous motivation leveled down by factors of ten when they worked through only a couple of boxes in an hour.

“Wow. I bet you had a ton of girl ogle you in this,” Marie said holding up a teal tuxedo jacket.

Rick let out a whistle. “That’s not mine. It was…Dad wore that on the most watershed day of his life.”

“This is his wedding suit?”

“Prom.” Rick struggled with a trunk. “Here, help me loosen the lid on this.”

“Prom was more important than his wedding?” Marie grunted as the lid popped open.

“Um, yeah. You know what happens for a lot of kids at prom.” Rick rummaged under some material. “Oh, right, that.” He closed the lid.

“What? Prom memories?”

“Prom date. Perfectly preserved. I guess this one stays. Let’s see what else we find.”

Word Count: 176

Written: 12/3/2020

Tags: flash fiction, memories, Piccadilly, prom, short story, Write the Story