PHOTO PROMPT © Jilly Funell
Her heart fluttered in her chest. She wiped sweaty palms on her jeans and tugged her cap lower on her head to manage jitters and glare.
She’d worked on this all summer. In secret. His birthday surprise.
She moved closer to the building, automatically scanning the terrain even though she knew it like the back of her hand.
There he was, waiting.
“Hi Dad!”
His face lit up and he and turned toward the elevator. “I’ll call it for you.”
“It’s okay, Dad,” she grinned and pushed up from the wheelchair. “Just give me your arm. I can walk up.”
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Heart-warming
Thank you, Neil! 🙂
Absolutely WONDERFUL!!!
Yay Hurray! 🙂 Hugs your way. (I think I’m a bit Rhymey today)
To that I say…I am very okay and shall allow those hugs to come my way! 😀
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Wonderful, better than any present she could have bought.
Indeed! Because the best things aren’t things at all! 🙂
I did not guess at all, and was delighted with the ending. Well done.
Yay! Thank you! 🙂
Excellent story! I like the way you foreshadow by having her scan the terrain. The ending was a total surprise; a double twist, really. The girl is in a wheelchair and – oh, look! – she’s standing up. Heart warming, delightful, cleverly written!
Thank you, Penny! You are, as always, very perceptive … Scanning the terrain is something people in wheelchairs (or with any mobility or balance issue) do all the time, and it was indeed a bit of deliberate foreshadowing. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed this! Na’ama
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She did it for Dad. A very welcome present, for both of them.
She did indeed. I would say she probably also did it for herself, though surprising her dad must’ve been a good motivator to hold on to through the harder times of rehabilitation. 🙂 Na’ama
What a wonderful story. 🙂
Thank you! So glad you liked it! 🙂 Na’ama
Na’ama Y’karah,
No doubt that was his greatest birthday surprise ever. Heartwarming and sweet.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Noodge link from Sunday. 😉 https://rochellewisoff.com/2018/10/14/r-is-for-rocket/
Thank you, Rochelle! 🙂 Good to have a balance of stories, eh? We need some sweet ones. We can use some spooky ones. It’s okay to have some scary ones, but yeah, heartwarming ones are always nice … Have a lovely! Na’ama
Sweet story. Daddy’s girl. Anything for dad!
And for the motivation to work through the many frustrations and setbacks that any rehabilitation entails, I’m sure! 🙂 Thank you for the comment! 🙂 Na’ama
True. She is a strong person.
What a touching story. I am sure she put more time and effort into that gift than some of us do. It is something to consider when we resort to buying some “Thing” that will soon be forgotten. Well done.
Thank you. And yes, exactly!
The best things in life are free. A tender sweet story of love. Adored this story …😍
Isadora 😎
Thank you! 🙂 Yes, the best things aren’t things at all … 🙂 Na’ama
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I loved the wait to find out what she was going to do – then she gave him the best gift ever. Lovely heart-warming story.
🙂 We need those kinds of stories, during some times more than others, eh? 🙂 Thank you Jilly!
What a lovely surprise. Lovely story
Thank you Michael! 🙂
So sweet & lovely.
Thank you, Lisa! 🙂
Best present in the world for a parent.
Absolutely! I agree! 🙂 Thank you for the comment! Na’ama