The writers of Tuesday Tales are writing to the word prompt finish this week. Luckily, I am writing still about the field day races from my story.
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The pistol went off and the runners headed to the first hurdles. David lagged a bit but found a burst of steam when he closed in on his first leap. Hearing his wife and sons’ voices over the others on the sidelines spurred him on.
He kept running and leaping, running and leaping, running and leaping until he reached the finish line.
Doubled over, hands on bent knees, trying to catch his breath, he didn’t glance around to see who all was beside him.
To his astonishment, his older son ran up beside him. “Second place, Papa. You did it. You’re in second place.”
Before he could react, his other son and wife were at his side. “Look at you. The non-athlete came in second.” His wife hugged him. Hard. She whispered in his ear, “Well done. You did it.”
He had a gut feeling Geoffrey was going to have been the winner but even if he was and would be gloating about it, it didn’t matter. Second was better than he ever dreamed he’d do and not one person was going to steal his joy at his accomplishment.
David looked down at his sons. “So who won? I’ll need to congratulate him.”
“It was John de Lacy.”
“What? John?” Mandeville must’ve fallen or knocked over a hurdle not to have won. It’s unbelievable.
Jillian Chantal 
Good for him. He keeps getting better and better. I wonder what happened to Geoffrey. Great job.
By: Susanne Matthews on June 27, 2023
at 7:01 am
thanks. Geoffrey had some issues….. LOL!
By: Author on June 27, 2023
at 9:22 am
Yay!! I love his family’s support and really love that the underdogs took the race. Great job!
By: Tricia on June 27, 2023
at 12:36 pm
Thanks Tricia! Me, too. LOL
By: Author on June 27, 2023
at 1:50 pm
Second place woo hoo! It makes me wonder what happened to the supposed primo guy. Great underdog emphasis, and his family is awesome.
By: Flossie Benton Rogers on June 27, 2023
at 2:23 pm
Primo Supremo had some issues. LOL Thanks re: character and family.
By: Author on June 27, 2023
at 2:44 pm
Totally uplifting post! I love seeing he beat his record as third place and came in second. And the shoo-in didn’t win. Imagine that! What a great post. So much like life. Well done.
By: Jean Joachim on June 27, 2023
at 7:38 pm
Thanks Jean. I am trying very hard to make this group of short stories I’m working on for a thanksgiving/Christmas release to be uplifting so your comment makes me happy! And uplifted. 🙂
By: Author on June 28, 2023
at 10:57 am
Such an uplifting snippet. Well done!
By: Vicki Locey on June 30, 2023
at 4:18 am
thanks
By: Author on June 30, 2023
at 11:47 am
YAY! Good for him. I’m glad he came in 2nd. For him, that’s a terrific win. But now I’m curious about what happened to the guy he expected to win.
By: trishafaye on July 3, 2023
at 6:43 pm
Me, too! LOL
By: Author on July 5, 2023
at 12:03 pm