Ms. CeeCee's Story Contest

Prompt: Garden

Notes: After being told my first story was too sad, I was instructed to write a funny one. This got them giggling. Something about undies and kids. Ever read Captain Underpants?

He ran through the garden, yelling at his brothers who were too fast with their longer and stronger legs. "Georgie! Will! Wait for me!"

The older brothers snickered, stealing a mean glance between the two of them. They hated having little brother tag along with them and their friends, so they picked up speed, laughing as little brother's shouts disappeared with the distance.

Eddie stopped, his chest heaving as he tried to catch his breath, red hot anger heating his body as he watched Georgie and Will run away. He stomped his foot. "Ugh! They did that on purpose!"

A giggle sang through the air. "Well of course they did. They didn't want to play with a little boy!"

Eddie's eyebrows scrunched as he searched for the voice. Not to the left. Not to the front. Not behind him and definitely not in front. "Where are you, girl?" he called out.

She giggled again. "I'm up here!"

Eddie was surprised to see a little girl hanging onto the branches of the tree, her soiled dress swirling around her dirty knees. "What are you doing?!"

"I'm climbing a tree, silly!"

"Well, I can see that, but girls don't climb trees!"

She growled at him in anger. "Of course we do!"

He snickered. "Well I can see up your dress!"

She screamed, letting go of the branch with one hand to grab at the hem of her skirt. Eddie's heart pittered-pattered in fear as he shuffled on his feat, his arms out wide. He would try to catch her if she fell. "Be carefull!"

"Well don't look up my dress!"

He calmed down as she grabbed onto the tree with both hands again and laughed in relief. "I was just joking. I can't really see your blue undies."

The girl froze, her face thinking and she she screamed, "You're lying! My undies aren't blue!"

He knew that. They were pink, but he didn't want her to fall out of the tree. "What's your name, girl?" he asked.

"My name is Rosie. What's yours?"

"Eddie."

"Well, Eddie, are you going to join me up here or what?" She paused and then teased. "Or can't you climb trees?"

Eddie blushed. "Of course I can climb!"

"Well then get up here!"

Eddie glanced at Georgie and Will. They were already so far away. Plus, they didn't seem like so much fun anymore, so he climbed that tree to where Rosie was.

I was also told I was not allowed to enter the contest, so unfortunately, I'm not able to tell you if I won it or not. Sigh.