Childhood Story

Prompt from One Deep Breath: Childhood Story

The hot Texas day gave me a craving for a cherry Popsicle so I decided to walk to Joe's, the store down the road from my house and buy one. The asphalt was so hot my small feet left their imprints on the road as I hurried along. Walking into the store the ever present smell of sawdust and the cool air welcomed me as always. Going over to the ice cream case I noticed Robbie, the love of my life standing there trying to decide which kind of ice cream he wanted. Once he spotted me staring at him he hissed..."what are you looking at, you little brat?" That one question crushed me and brought me to tears, causing me to run out of Joe's all the way back home.

hot summer day
craving a cool treat
finding a broken heart