She could not sleep for the excitement.
A dream come true. A lifelong prayer answered.
She lost count of the times they’d gone without, made do with little. They saved. They scrounged. They worked. They sought. They searched. They found.
Only to be turned down. Back onto the merry-go-round.
It was not for sale. It was too old. It was rotten. It was tied up in legal battles. It was too large. Too steeply priced. Too small.
She almost lost hope.
Then this. Beat up and needing some work. Their Goldilocks perfection.
He didn’t want to sell. His late wife’s boat. Her family’s name. Nope.
They begged. They pleaded. They tried to explain.
Finally … he relented. Perhaps they wore him down.
They drew the contract. Argued. Fretted. Signed.
The boat was theirs.
“You must rename her,” he stressed, pen in hand.
Of course.
Tomorrow it will become her River Run.
For Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
Oh no!!! It is bad luck to change the name of a boat!!!
He has doomed them…
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Oh oh …
Well, I guess we’ll have to see how it goes down … (oops, sorry)
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Why be sorry?
I didn’t know till my father bought a boat…
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The sorry was because of the (possibly lame) pun of ‘goes down’ … 😉
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Ah well… most peeps don’t know this “rule”.
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Yeah, maybe some of the fates won’t, either, or … they’ll know that these new owners were ASKED to change it. Also, perhaps the old name had a bad omen … so …. it cancels out? 😉
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Uh huh. Sure. Why not?
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I didn’t know that it was bad luck! Uh oh, I hope she’ll be okay
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I hope so, too.
I’m thinking, if the fates punish her for not knowing this, the fates need to grow up … 😉
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I’ll forgive the unforgivable change of name… this could set the story that follows, of the bad luck that follows upon that fateful moment
Good story… left open with potential for more 🙂
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Thank you!
Yeah … it may lead to a story about the talisman that they discover which protects them from the bad omen of a name change OR removes the spell that was on that little boat under the former name … Who knows … 🙂
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Like that… go for it
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I’ll put it on the list … 😉
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🙂
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😉
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Nice unfolding story about dreams coming to fruition.
Do hope the name change doesn’t ruin their dream come true.
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Thank you Isadora! I hope so, too!
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Nice unfolding story about dreams coming to fruition.
Do hope the name change doesn’t ruin their dream come true.I
Isadora 😎
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🙂 Amen!
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Wonderful!
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Glad you liked it! 🙂
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