Comments on 'Counter Offer (summer vacation challenge)'My speech was excellent, the colorful pictures were pasted in place, the quoted monetary amounts were close enough approximations to be reasonable, yet Mom and Dad sat there bemused. "So what do you think?"
"I'm impressed by your effort, honey, but your Dad and I already have plans." Mom consoled, smoothly.
"What plans?" I was suckered in.
"You're going to spend one week with your grandma, in the city."
"Mo-om! That's not a vacation!" I protested.
"Don't you like your grandma's?" Mom played the guilt card.
"Yeah, but we've never gone *anywhere*! I just want to travel somewhere I've never been and have fun!"
"Maybe we can go to the water park this year." Mom suggested.
"Okay." I gathered my pictures and went up to my room.
_Grandma's and the water park. Well, it was better than nothing!_ I mused. _Last year, we didn't even swim!_
"What'd they say?' Lizzie asked me from her bedroom door.
"We're going to stay with Grandma for a week."
"YAY!!" Lizzie would have been excited even if we went next door.2008-06-20T22:43:56Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/34945Comment on Counter Offer (summer vacation challenge)<p>Yeah, Lizzie’s innocent excitement was adorable.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/34945?basename=725182008-06-20T22:43:56Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on Counter Offer (summer vacation challenge)<p>I loved it.. I just love Lizzie’s innocence! IT really came out well!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/34945?basename=723982008-06-20T17:26:36ZALRO613 ♪ LoA ♫http://ficlets.com/authors/alro613Comment on Counter Offer (summer vacation challenge)<p>Thanks! fixed!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/34945?basename=723912008-06-20T17:08:12ZMistress Elsha Hawkhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawkComment on Counter Offer (summer vacation challenge)<p>I love how Lizzie was planning for some exotic beach but then is thrilled to be going to Grandma’s. :)<br />I think you forgot the word “a” right after “for” in your second-to-last sentence.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/34945?basename=723872008-06-20T17:05:27ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78