‘Don’t. You. Dare.’
Shoulders squared off, he glanced left.
‘No.’
He sniffed the air as eyes flicked towards the opposite direction.
‘I know what you’re doing. So forget it.’
Eyeballs glazed over, chin raised, his tongue did a slow slide across his bottom lip.
The waiting game had begun.
‘I said no, okay?’
His head cocked a slight nod, maybe.
‘Okay.’ Satisfied she turned away.
Mere milliseconds ticked by.
With breath held, his brow crinkled, and he pushed his nappy-padded posterior off the wall. Two unsteady steps forward and his pudgy palms pressed against the door – to freedom.
(100 words)
From HOME SWEET ~ NOT.
Rural Romantic Ramblings 
Haha! Love this Mel – lots of recent but-already-too-distant memories flooding back on reading this 🙂
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Those strong willed toddlers!
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It’s a moment all parents have experienced, as we all know is a child’s mission in life to test their parents regularly.
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Don’t they just love to test us. 😛
Thanks for commenting, it’s much appreciated.
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Fantastic rhythm to this story. Very well written!
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Thank you so much.
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