Summer Holiday
Friday, 29. May 2009, 08:41:50
holiday, story
Holidays - he hated them. Dragged to flea-bitten corners of the world every year, just so his wife could spend money on shoddy local trinkets while he cowered back at the hotel, recovering from the previous night's deadly dinner. "It's good for the children to see foreign countries, dear", she'd trill, every time he dared suggest a simple relaxing week in the Lake District rather than a demented pilgrimage to see the Taj Mahal or something like that. He wasn't buying her explanation about the kids either - they'd travelled five times as a family, and he only remembered his kids learning some local swear words from a porter in Marrakech. Still, maybe they'd suddenly start spouting Sundanese or Tamil or Afrikaans one day and surprise him. They certainly never paid too much attention to where they went, unless it involved playing rather than 'absorbing foreign culture'.
Anyway, this year was different - he was stuck happily at home by himself, drinking beer, while her and the three snots traipsed around Caracas looking for God-knows-what. Sure, breaking his leg hurt at first, but it beat the hell of a family holiday. With a bit of luck she'd lose one of the little buggers too. Still, better not take any chances.
He reached out with the mouse, paused for a moment over the booking, then cancelled the return flight. Then he picked up the phone.
"Hello, i'm afraid i have to report the theft of my credit cards..."
He'd catch hell when she finally got back, but his leg was almost healed, the house would be sold on Tuesday, and in two weeks he'd be 'retired' somewhere far away...
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clean # 29. May 2009, 09:30
I suspect this could be an Aldernak and Sophie story ...
Tamil # 29. May 2009, 10:17
Furie # 29. May 2009, 11:51
rose-marie # 29. May 2009, 13:27
Zaphira # 29. May 2009, 14:38
SqueakeyCat # 29. May 2009, 15:01
Chas4 # 29. May 2009, 15:10
Moesring # 29. May 2009, 17:12
Love it.
Dacotah # 30. May 2009, 00:30
theoddbod # 30. May 2009, 11:09
Zaphira # 30. May 2009, 11:32
Dacotah # 30. May 2009, 12:27
Cois # 30. May 2009, 15:56
theoddbod # 30. May 2009, 18:14
Furie # 30. May 2009, 18:21
Zaphira # 30. May 2009, 19:42
Furie # 30. May 2009, 20:20
Zaphira # 30. May 2009, 20:23
Furie # 30. May 2009, 21:09
theoddbod # 30. May 2009, 21:50
Zaphira # 31. May 2009, 08:59
I have a feeling that it might make it worse.
Cois # 31. May 2009, 11:07
Furie # 31. May 2009, 12:21
theoddbod # 31. May 2009, 12:46
clean # 31. May 2009, 12:48
Cois # 31. May 2009, 13:04
Furie # 31. May 2009, 13:20
Zaphira # 31. May 2009, 13:55
Spaggyj # 31. May 2009, 14:44
Cois # 31. May 2009, 18:09
clean # 31. May 2009, 21:46
Cois # 1. June 2009, 01:02
theoddbod # 1. June 2009, 06:47
Cois # 1. June 2009, 08:56
Zaphira # 1. June 2009, 08:58
clean # 1. June 2009, 11:45
Cois # 1. June 2009, 13:59
I'm not Zaph?
Furie # 1. June 2009, 15:49
Cois # 1. June 2009, 17:54
Zaphira # 1. June 2009, 20:26
Cois # 1. June 2009, 21:15
Zaphira # 1. June 2009, 21:20
theoddbod # 1. June 2009, 23:02
Especially this scene :
Conductor : So, where are you going, miss?
Z : Oh, ALL the way for sure
Conductor : Single?
Z : Why, you...
....qzsstssszzz...transmission ends
Cois # 1. June 2009, 23:27
clean # 2. June 2009, 02:56
Zaphira # 2. June 2009, 05:11
Damn!
Furie # 2. June 2009, 08:02
Zaphira # 2. June 2009, 08:37
clean # 2. June 2009, 09:17
Zaphira # 2. June 2009, 09:48