100 Word Stories - Blow Pops and Water

Here is my 100 Word story for prompt #137 at 100 Word Stories, go take a look at the other interpretations of the prompt...Blow Pops and Water. You can even vote for your favorite one.

Ten years old and full of mischief, Lara, wandered along the sidewalk with her lollipop jammed into her mouth. A Blow Pop to be exact. Temptation had greedily lured her into stealing money for the favored sweet. Her conscience pricking her just enough to take the edge of her blissful state.

Rounding the corner, her young body ran smack into a huge man. Looking up she saw a policeman. Her mouth opening on a shriek saw the coveted Blow Pop fall into a puddle of muddy looking water.

Instantly her mom's words, "crime doesn't pay", ran guiltily through her mind.

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The door slammed shut in Lola's face. Could she cope with another pubescent teenager?

Memories of past rebellions sent her pulse rate soaring. A simple request to hang out the washing had caused the girl to turn on her. Was obedience too much to expect?

Five kids had already traveled this route, happily causing chaos. Thankfully, each one had survived puberty's rite of passage and eventually grown up.

All too familiar tears stung the back of her eyes and throat, reminding just how tough it could get. She would have to be the strong one, for her daughter and herself.

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My first 100 word story in a very long time. It feels strange to write something that is not in poetic form, but a change is as good as a holiday, or so it is said.

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