073 – Friends

This is my submission for this week’s Friday Fictioneers that is ably hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
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Below is the picture prompt for this week and below that is my story.

Picture copyright Claire Fuller

Friends

Picture copyright Claire Fuller

“May I go and play with my friends now?”
“Take your tea first.”
“But they are waiting!”
“The books will still be there. You need to eat to be strong and healthy.”
“Yes, my friend said that yesterday.”
“Which friend is that?”
“Juma, from Kenya.”
“Ah! Your book friend. Good advice.”

After tea, Andy took his plate and cup to the kitchen, and ran off to the library.
He stepped up a ladder to reach the top shelf and pulled out a book titled Juma’s Safari.
He opened a page, tapped it thrice and found himself in a forest.

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99 words

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Every week you get a picture.
Prompted by that picture, you write a piece of fiction that is 100 words long (or as close as you can get).
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