“Come see!” Charlie sprinted, pulling on Claudia’s hand so hard she almost fell.
“Slow down!” She may be older, but her short legs were no match to his flamingo limbs.
“Sorry…”, Charlie curbed his speed a smidge.
He led her around the back of Old Theresa’s abandoned house and through the broken fence. “See?!”
Claudia gawped. It was messy. It was overgrown with weeds and junk. It was perfect!
She hugged herself with excitement. She missed having a backyard. Nature. There was none in the orphanage.
“We’ll retie the net for shade. Bring stuff. Make it our secret breathing space!”
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Photo prompt: © Fleur Lind
Na'ama Yehuda 
I liked the flamingo legs
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So glad! The image tickled me pink! 🙂
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I’m going to steal ‘flamingo legs’ 🙂
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😀 LOL! It is especially evident on those gangly kiddos … 🙂 Extra credit if said person pinks up easily in the sun. 🙂
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So picturesque and sweet.
“Flamingo legs” 😂
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😀 I’m glad the flamingo legs elicited a visual … 😀 They did in me, so it is fun to share! 😀
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Yes! 🙂
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😀
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I like the concept of ‘breathing space’. Great title – the messy backyard is perfect for the two kids.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Margaret! 🙂 Yes to breathing spaces! I spend much time in Central Park (I live in NYC, not far from it, thankfully), an it is to me – as it is for many here – a breathing space …
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Great image -flamingo legs. Perfect place for them.
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🙂 Glad you liked!!! 🙂 It does make me chuckle aloud every time I think of it … so, yeah! 🙂
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I love that they found a refuge, and hope they will manage to keep it hidden.
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Yes, and yes! I hope they find a way to make it what they need it to be!
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I like that idea. We went in a similar direction with our stories this week. I’d love to have a secret hideaway like that to escape to.
Have a great week, David
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🙂 Lucky me, I have Central Park. Not quite secret, but there are many spots that are less known, or at least, less traveled. And many are magical. We all need a bit of wonder, do we not? 🙂
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Oh so lovely.
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🙂 Me like that you like! 🙂
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Of course 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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😀
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They are quite a pair! Interesting how so many yearn for some ‘free’ space
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I think we’re ‘programmed’ to need some space. However and wherever we find it … and some of us yearn for the kind of spaces we loved or grew up with or didn’t have but saw were possible. Yay to the power of imagery and of transporting ourselves, via actual space or mind space, to where we have some space …
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Na’ama Y’karah,
How sweet they found an oasis for themselves. Sweet stories. I’ll toss in my vote for flamingo legs. 😉 Tov m’ohd.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Toda! 🙂 And … happy happy week to ya!
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I wanna come!!
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Oh, let’s!!!
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Yaya!
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😀
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Absolutely delightful, I can sense their joy!
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😀 Yay! 🙂
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Oh, this is a beautiful story, Na’ama. I felt the joy in their discovering a secret breathing space.
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🙂 I’m so glad you liked it, Brenda! It made me smile to write it. Joy is a palpable thing, isn’t it? 🙂
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This made me laugh especially ‘flamingo limbs’ 😄
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Yay to Flamingo Limbs! 🙂
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an ideal sanctuary for sure. glad they found it.
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Yes! That photo looked like a perfect place for children to find sanctuary in! 🙂
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What a perfect way to describe a gagnly kid, great visual. A monet of joy in a sad life. I hope no one takes their little secret paradise away.
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Glad you were tickled by the image! 🙂 Yes, I hope it’ll be all they need it to be. Though I have a feeling that these two will find space for joy in other things, too!
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There is nothing sweeter than finding refuge ❤ Wonderful story, Na'ama.
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Glad you liked it! And, yes, there’s a lovely sweetness to finding one’s ‘spot’ 🙂
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