At their party, Michael heard Tessa’s mother make another snide comment about how many snacks Tessa had eaten. He wheeled over to Jenny and got right in her face. “Do you remember saying ‘My house, my rules’ when we were growing up?”
“So long ago. But yes, I do.”
“Well, this is my house and my rules. Your negative comments about Tessa’s eating are not welcome here.”
Jenny shot up out of her chair, “Well! Then neither am I. Don, take me home.”
“You can take the car.” Her husband handed her the keys and opened the front door.
Written in response to Charli Mills September 24, 2020, prompt at Carrot Ranch Literary: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about snacking. It can feature crunchy snacks or creamy one. Who is snacking on what and why? How can you make this a story? Go where the prompt leads!
Sue Spitulnik 
09/29/2020 at 22:37
Yes! That’s the way to do it. Draw the line and speak up. If more folks did this we could stop many of the folks that destroy with their snide comments and off the cuff remarks!
Very important piece of fiction here!
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09/30/2020 at 05:55
Thank you.
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10/04/2020 at 11:52
Oh, wow – harsh! But still, Jenny was out of line.
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