That Summer

This week at Friday Fictioneers, our photo prompt is the image above by Dawn Miller.

 


Julie parked her truck at the end of the her uncle’s drive and cut the engine.

The memory of what happened here all those summers ago still burned as if it were yesterday.

She’d waited to tell her parents until the vacation was over and they were back home. After that, she never saw her uncle or those horrible cousins again. In fact, neither the incident nor their names were ever mentioned. It might just as well not have happened.

Oh, but it did.

Julie remembered every detail of what they’d done, and it was time to make them pay.

 

 

35 responses to “That Summer”

  1. I hope she succeeds in making them pay, if this is what I think it is.

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    1. I think she will make them pay big time, granonine! Thanks for stopping by. :-)

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  2. I wonder what Julie did next. An intriguing tale leaving quite a bit to the imagination.

    Here’s mine!

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    1. Thanks, Keith! You can bet whatever Julie did, it was HUGE and apropos. :-)

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  3. Grim, I can imagine what the incident probably was, really gripping stuff

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    1. Thank you so much!

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  4. A lot of feelings must have built up over the years, and I suspect they are about to come out for some serious revenge.

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    1. Agreed! Whatever Julie does will undoubtedly make the news. :-)

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  5. Great job of building up the tension!

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    1. Thanks! Much appreciated. :-)

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  6. I’m guessing it was more than, “Jimmy stole my Legos.” Unless Julie’s really sensitive. “I loved those Legos. Now, I have to kill you.”

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    1. You’re guessing correctly. :-) Compared to what Julie endured, Legos are child’s play.

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  7. Dear Susan,

    If they did what I think they did, I know what I hope Julie does to them. I’m thinking of extremities that should be…um…surgically removed without anesthesia. ;) Well done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  8. Painfully bitter tale.
    Well done.

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  9. A dish best served cold – revenge. Nicely captured.

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  10. Now that was a chilling ending! Good take on the photo prompt.

    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

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  11. Sounds like Julie is just getting started…..

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    1. She’s just warming up. :-)

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  12. YES! You told this just right. I hope it involves removing body parts at minimum.

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    1. oooh. I like that idea!@ :-)

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  13. Burn the barn down!

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  14. Oh my! If it’s the evil I can imagine, may the pay, big time.

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    1. Indeed they shall! Thanks for stopping by. :-)

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  15. Good one. Revenge is sweetest when served cold… She’ll get them, for sure.

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  16. The story tells us all in-between the lines and leaves us full of empathy and expectation of retribution.

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  17. Vengeance, a dish best served cold. Nice take on the prompt

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  18. I love the energy in the description. Now I’m interested in how they’ll take their revenge. :)

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    1. Me too! Maybe I will continue the story. Glad you enjoyed!

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  19. “It was time to make them pay”. Suspenseful writing.

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    1. Thank you! That’s exactly what I was after. :-)

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  20. Dee | Grammy's Grid Avatar
    Dee | Grammy’s Grid

    Our past can haunt us if bad things happen!

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    1. That’s for sure.

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