MindLoveMisery's Menagerie – Tessa Dean

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There was no way he was doing it. And that was that…

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There was no way he was doing it. And that was that!

Edwin looked at the two-wheeled bike his parents had bought him and were excited to see him ride it. He eyed it miserably. He was terrified. His old bike had training wheels on it and he simply wasn’t ready to give them up.

His parents egged him on. Both of them gave the bike a ride to show him how easy it was to ride. They just didn’t get his fear. They told him all his friends were riding two-wheelers and that it was past time for him to learn.

“No!” he shouted at them. “I am not ready yet!”

Just then Susie Jones came riding down the street on her new bike. He had a crush on Susie and he wanted to join her, but she just laughed at him standing there. Tomorrow he thought, I will do it tomorrow and then Susie and I will ride to school together on Monday.

He told his parents that he would try it tomorrow. They sighed and agreed. What could they do. They couldn’t force him to try it. Susie rode past again and he said it would definitely be tomorrow.

Tomorrow came and he went slowly towards the bike. He looked like he was going to an execution. His parents showed him how to climb on the bike and then they said they would hold him until he got his balance before letting him go. He started peddling and they let go and over he went. He scraped his knee and started to cry. They convinced him that he should try it again. This time he got further before falling. One more time and he was up and riding.

Susie was clapping out on the street and they headed off together for a ride down the street and there thankfully were no more mishaps.

Tessa –

Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses

New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.wordpress.com

Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.wordpress.com

About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com

Photo Challenge #337

Butt-Warming

By Tessa Dean

Glancing around at the properly dressed people waiting in line at the showing of the new year’s “Artist of the Month,” Sarah felt out of place. Sean was wearing a tuxedo, a gorgeous pinstripe, but she had on a short, white dress, her favorite. She wore it frequently, and if you looked close enough, you would notice a few stains from her wine.

Her hair was pulled up off her neck rather than simply hanging like she usually wore it, but it had been just shoved into place with a few pins to hold it up. She didn’t have the money to have it done properly by a hairstylist.

The waiter was coming by with another tray of wine glasses, and Sarah was going to reach for another one when Sean squeezed her hand, a simple response to tell her no, that she already had enough. She pouted prettily at him, but she knew that later, there would be more wine at his place.

The line moved, and they were inside the building. This artist was up and coming. His paintings were old-fashioned but well done. The colors were vibrant.

As they stood there staring at the huge frame in front of them, she felt Sean move and place his hand on her butt-cheek. In shock, she almost forgot they were in the public eye. His hand was massaging gently, and her dress was creeping up even higher. She started to sink into him. Abruptly he pulled his hand away, and she almost fell. She glared at him. He winked. “Later,” he whispered into her ear.

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Use above image as inspiration for a poem or short story.

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Tessa –

Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses

New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.com

Author – Old Writing – http://www.finallyawriter.com

About my life – http://www.tessacandoit.com

Author of a book, a work in progress on the blog, https://tessacandoit.com/government-property-a-memoir-as-a-military-wife/

Highlighted chapters are done and ready to be read.

I am also a youtuber in the authortube section on writing. See my videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpNS-6gfJ0s8eD1berLwQg