Flash Fiction #53
Writing Prompt: Make a character cry.
Hope you enjoy!
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Maria jumped up and down, wrapping arms with her teammates as her softball team won the game. "Good job, everyone!"
Her teammates reciprocated the cheerfulness, and celebrated the come back from behind win. Maria noticed Sarah and Taylor coming towards her from the stands, and ran towards them. "Thank you both for coming out! It means a lot to me cheering for us in this type of game."
"No problem. It was really entertaining." Sarah hugged her younger sister, congratulating her.
"That diving catch that you made in the field in the ninth inning was so clutch! I wish I had my camera to take a photo. Good job, Maria." Taylor brushed her hair.
Maria froze for a split second as Taylor was making a mess of her hair. She was glad that she was hiding her face in Sarah's shoulder with that moment, as it started to turn red. She tipped her hat down to try to hide as much of her face as she stepped away from Sarah. "I have to go to pack up my stuff, so please don't leave without me. I don't have a ride home."
"Of course we'll wait, you dummy." Sarah laughed as Maria ran off to the team's dugout.
When their attention was drawn back to themselves, Maria watched from a distance and saw them hold hands walking back to the car. She clenched her shirt near the chest area, uncertain why she felt sad. One of Maria's teammates noticed, and asked as she came over, "Maria, what's wrong?" Then when she looked at her face, she exclaimed, "Why are you crying?! We won the game!"
"I don't know, Stephanie." Maria wiped her tears onto the sleeve of her uniform. "It hurts seeing them together."
"I don't know what you are talking about, but this is not the time to cry."
"Stephanie, you're right. I'm sorry for being so expressive! They are just tears of joy!" Maria rejoined the team in the dugout with Stephanie to gather her equipment, and then it dawned on her. Is this love? Do I love Taylor? Maybe that's why, but he's with my sister now.
Hope you enjoy!
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Maria jumped up and down, wrapping arms with her teammates as her softball team won the game. "Good job, everyone!"
Her teammates reciprocated the cheerfulness, and celebrated the come back from behind win. Maria noticed Sarah and Taylor coming towards her from the stands, and ran towards them. "Thank you both for coming out! It means a lot to me cheering for us in this type of game."
"No problem. It was really entertaining." Sarah hugged her younger sister, congratulating her.
"That diving catch that you made in the field in the ninth inning was so clutch! I wish I had my camera to take a photo. Good job, Maria." Taylor brushed her hair.
Maria froze for a split second as Taylor was making a mess of her hair. She was glad that she was hiding her face in Sarah's shoulder with that moment, as it started to turn red. She tipped her hat down to try to hide as much of her face as she stepped away from Sarah. "I have to go to pack up my stuff, so please don't leave without me. I don't have a ride home."
"Of course we'll wait, you dummy." Sarah laughed as Maria ran off to the team's dugout.
When their attention was drawn back to themselves, Maria watched from a distance and saw them hold hands walking back to the car. She clenched her shirt near the chest area, uncertain why she felt sad. One of Maria's teammates noticed, and asked as she came over, "Maria, what's wrong?" Then when she looked at her face, she exclaimed, "Why are you crying?! We won the game!"
"I don't know, Stephanie." Maria wiped her tears onto the sleeve of her uniform. "It hurts seeing them together."
"I don't know what you are talking about, but this is not the time to cry."
"Stephanie, you're right. I'm sorry for being so expressive! They are just tears of joy!" Maria rejoined the team in the dugout with Stephanie to gather her equipment, and then it dawned on her. Is this love? Do I love Taylor? Maybe that's why, but he's with my sister now.
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