100 Word Story

Just a 100 word story I wrote as a challenge. Thought I'd post for today. It's based on a Tumblr or Twitter post I read, can't remember which.

Anyway, here it is! Enjoy!

"The Slurpee Promise"

I flail and kick, tears streaming from three-year-old eyes.
           “SLURPEE!” I bellow.
           “Absolutely not,” counters Father, “Not with such behavior!”
           “SLURPEE NOW!!!!” I screech, digging my heels into his seat.
           His patience disintegrates.
           “I WILL NEVER GIVE YOU A SLURPEE!!!” he shouts, more fiercely than I.


I am grown now. The day is sweltering. While I pump gas, frail Father wobbles into the supermarket, gripping his cane. Tank filled, I reenter his car, blasting the AC. He returns, delightedly sipping the giant Slurpee he holds.
           “Where’s mine?”
           Wise, old Father responds slyly, with a sneer: “Remember when you were three?”