It is that time again when writer's fond of blog hops with writing challenges have the opportunity to respond to the cue for the week at Six Sentence Stories. Click the link at the bottom to read how others have used the cue "Net" in their stories this week and join in the fun.
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It was going to be a lengthy drive and she, being the one without a driver’s license, would need to make sure he stayed awake and alert.
He hadn’t met her parents except through a few long-distance phone calls where they took turns handing off the phone to each other.
As they traveled, he learned more about her Dad’s interest in fishing, something he also enjoyed, so maybe when they got there he could learn more about his favorite places to go fishing and maybe at some future date they could have a great father-in-law/son-in-law bonding experience.
After finally arriving and having something to eat, they sat in the family room conversing with her parents and siblings and he sensed their acceptance and felt at ease, and a little tired from the long trip.
Within a short time of asking and replying to polite questions, things livened up considerably due to an unpremeditated sporting event which involved the entire family in one way or another and got everyone up and moving.
The attention of first one, and then another diverted their attention upwards with their eyes darting left and right at a bat, from who knows where, who was becoming more excited by the minute from the sounds of laughter and screams until an oft used net was grabbed from the fishing gear to be used for an amazing catch and release into the great outdoors.
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Saved by the bat! Loved it.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteFishing net beats the world wide net, any day. Especially if it's being cast by family.
ReplyDeleteNice and homey six!
Thank you.
DeleteNothing like a bat in the room to liven up any gathering! We got them in the preschool I used to work at (oldest part of building was over 100 years old). Glad it wasn't enough to run Vic off!
ReplyDeleteWow! I can just imagine the excitement bats would cause with an appearance in the preschool classroom, but I am guessing they stayed out of sight during the day when the kids were there.
DeleteHaHa, Vic was just glad to see what a good sport future SIL was.
A good tale, Pat. Can easily imagine that relaxed family atmosphere becoming frantic at the appearance of the bat. I like how the fishing link between the son-in-law/father-in-law expanded to the 'fishing net' at the end.
ReplyDeleteFord, Atomic Mage
Thank you. I am glad that you like it.
DeleteYou capture a great bonding moment for the whole family... and the bat went free! Nice one, Pat.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Chris.
DeleteGreat story! We've never had a bat in the house, but i can imagine it would be more scared of us than we are of it (i happen to like bats and would try everything to rescue it, as this family did).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mimi. I don't think there was any fear of the bat. It was more its unpredictable flight pattern. Yes I am sure it was more scared of them.
DeleteExcellent Six!
ReplyDeleteThere's something about relating real life in fiction, there is a simplicity that makes it all the more detailed and there is a lack of strain that lets the reader become part of the tale.
(Yet...yet!! there's still very much a challenge for the author, to 'paint' the characters in more detail than memory requires, the better for the story to stand on its own.)
cool.
Thanks Clark for your wise words.
Deleteexcellent take on the cue.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteMeeting dad, never mind the entire family. No. No pressure there! lol And! learning about everyone on the fly as it were (of course I intended a bad fishing pun 😆 can you tell I'm over tired?) while driving.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he felt an incredible sense of relief when he realized everyone was getting along and welcoming him into the family.
Why not have a bat flying around to add to the excitement of the day :D
Warm Six. Lovely Six, Pat.
Laughed at your fishing pun.🤣
DeleteYes, why not, indeed. Those are things that make such memorable events even more memorable.
There's nothing like an emergency for breaking the ice between people. A lovely tale, Pat.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is nice when the emergency isn't a life threatening one. Thanks for your comment.
DeleteHaving been witness to a bat removal, I can imagine the scene well.
ReplyDeletehaha you tricked me! I was in the mind of a baseball bat and wondering what game they were playing...it must be getting late in the day, my awares are sleeping.
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