It’s time for Friday Fictioneers again, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. This week’s visual prompt (above) was provided by Ted Strutz.

“Hey, Mom!” Larry elbowed his mom.” “Look —”

“Don’t ever do that while I’m driving, Larry! You wanna cause an accident?”

“Sorry, but look! He pointed at the truck with an oversize load sign, making a left-hand turn. “Isn’t that our house?”

“Oh, so it is.”

“Aren’t you gonna do something?” Aiden was clearly panicked. “That guy’s stealin’ our house!“

“That’s your father, dear,” Mom explained.

“Dad’s stealing our house? Did you guys break up again?”

“Oh, for cripe sakes! It’s moving day!”

“Already? We just moved three months ago…”

“Gotta keep ahead of the repo man. You know the drill.”

21 responses to “Movin’ on Up”

  1. Lorraine Avatar

    A road trip and escaping the repo man — nice combo!

  2. granonine Avatar

    Poor kid. I’m thinking he’ll have learned lots of “survival skills” before he’s all grown up!

  3. msjadeli Avatar

    Oh wow that was a surprise ending. Fun story and it sounds like they’ve got the routine down pat.

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Thanks, Jadeli!

      1. msjadeli Avatar

        You’re very welcome, Susan :)

  4. Brenda's Thoughts Avatar

    The poor kids. The mom is very nonchalant.

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Yes, Mom has some issues. I can only imagine what dad is like. Lol!

  5. GHLearner Avatar

    What an effort to escape. Fun story.

  6. Keith's Ramblings Avatar

    I can just imagine the repo guy standing before an empty space scratching his head! Nice one.

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Thanks, Keith. So glad you enjoyed!

  7. ahtdoucette Avatar

    Oh no. That is going to be an incredibly stressful childhood. Fun story though. :-)

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Yeah. No doubt Larry will so some therapy. :-)

  8. Iain Kelly Avatar

    Gave me a laugh – some length to go to to avoid the repo man! :-)

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Glad to hear, Iain! Thank you for reading.

  9. rochellewisoff Avatar

    Dear Susan,

    That’s quite a lifestyle they have going on. Well done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Thank you, Rochelle. :-)

  10. neilmacdon Avatar

    Snails do it. Why not us?

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Hah! LOL. Never thought about that. :-)

  11. James McEwan Avatar

    Makes me laugh. On the run from the repo man, no time to pack so just take the whole house to keep him from getting it.
    I like the secrecy, don’t even tell the kids in case someone blabs to the report-man.

    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      Thank you, James!

  12. Sandra Avatar

    Love the nonchalance of the mother.

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