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Night For Flying

by tusker 

Posted: 05 June 2008
Word Count: 227
Summary: Challenge for guilty secrets.


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From her bedroom window, Clara had watched the children flying, seven houses away. The scene idyllic; a scene she'd savoured ever since early June.

Now the time had come and, in the early hours, letting herself out of her bedroom, she crept through the corridors of Red Roofs Retirement Home, down the winding back staircase, into the huge kitchen.

Still slim and agile, Clara clambered through an open window and, marching down the meandering drive, she reached the main road. Not pausing, she continued her steady pace, eyes staring straight ahead, counting house numbers as she passed them by until she arrived at the corner of Mount Pleasant Road.

For a moment, her courage faltered as she gazed up at a large Victorian sem-detached house. Then stirring, cat-like, she moved up the drive and around the side of the house into the back garden.

Stopping in the shadows, her gaze fell upon her reason for trespass. Smothering a joyous gasp, she saw it waiting for her in the moonlight. Waiting for her to climb aboard.

Step by step, she moved across dewy grass, kicking her slippers off as she went until she reached her goal. Scrambling up onto the trampoline, smothering a laugh, Clara started to bounce and, as her bounces took her higher, her chuckles grew into raucous laughter that soon woke up the sleeping neighbourhood.






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Prospero at 19:04 on 05 June 2008  Report this post
Very clever, Jennifer, I thought this was going to revisit John and Wendy Darling. But the flying as off a trampoline. Lovely story with a very effective atmosphere that drew me and held me till the end. Very well done.

Best

John

Nella at 20:16 on 05 June 2008  Report this post
Yes, well done. The trampoline came as a real - and lovely - surprise. I had worried a little about the children flying, and then her attempting it, too, but then the tension was resolved with this delightful image of the old woman on a trampoline. Great!
Robin

Forbes at 23:00 on 05 June 2008  Report this post
Really clever! I could hear parts of this whispered as I read it. I loved the idea of her breaking out of retiremenet. LOvely story.

TFR

Avis

tusker at 13:04 on 06 June 2008  Report this post
Thanks, John, Robin and Avis, it's something I've longed to do.

Jennifer

rmol1950 at 19:50 on 06 June 2008  Report this post
Jennifer
Lovely story. It realy sucked me in. I will try very hard not to get old but if I fail I wanna be like her.
Best wishes
Richard

V`yonne at 21:48 on 06 June 2008  Report this post
That is delightful Jennifer

tusker at 06:40 on 07 June 2008  Report this post
Thanks John. Glad you liked it. Nearly there, old I mean.

Jennifer

tusker at 06:40 on 07 June 2008  Report this post
Thanks Oonah. I can be delightful on rare occasions,

Jennifer

V`yonne at 12:45 on 07 June 2008  Report this post
I think you'll like mine Jennifer. "Hidden Agenda" - me - I'm always delightful as you well know...

V`yonne at 15:18 on 09 June 2008  Report this post
Well done for placing this one so quickly. It deserved it

tusker at 15:55 on 09 June 2008  Report this post
Thanks Oonah.

Jennifer


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