PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz
“Do you really HAVE to go?” she asked tearfully.
“I don’t want to, but affairs of the State beckon. I’ll be back soon to pick you up, enjoy your time with your family till then,” I replied, wiping away the hint of a tear.
We kissed long and hard, and then, she jumped off the plane, and disappeared into the water.
I shook my head to get ahold of my emotions, and told the pilot, “Let’s go.”
The pilot asked, “Where to?”
I replied curtly, “To Cinderella, of course. We’ve already taken too much time in dropping off Ariel.”
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99 words.
Written as a part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). To read many more stories based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.
jagahdilmein 
Hi ho, hi ho. A fun story
Thank you so much Neil
Ah, a fairy story. I wasn’t expecting that – well done.
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Travel, Fiction and Photos
Thank you so much Susan
Good fun – I hope he isn’t planning on cheating on Ariel with Cinders though! 😉
Ohhh, I thought I made it clear that that was exactly what he was doing. You can never trust these Prince Charming 🙂
Original take on the prompt.
Thank you so much Sandra
A fairy tale in every port 🙂
Absolutely. What else would Prince Charming do to occupy himself? 🙂
Unique. Good one.
Thank you so much
It’s a fairy tale world. Good story, Anurog. Using the basic plots of fairy tales you can write a lot of stories. Every once in a while I see a movie on TV that follows the basic plot of Cinderella but updates it. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thank you so much Suzanne.
You’re most welcome, Anurag. 🙂 — Suzanne
in your dreams, ariel. 🙂
Ha ha ha
Delightfully different! I’d never have come up with a fairy tale from that picture!
Thank you so much Keith.
Agree! Very unique take on the prompt Anurag.
And of course I love the word play in the title…Affairs of the State! hahaha
Thank you so much 🙂
Merci 🙂
Dear Anurag,
Very clever twist on the old fairy tales. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you so much Rochelle.
I love fairy stories with a modern twist! Nice one, Anurag.
Thank you so much Penny
What a player!!
That was so much fun.
Indeed he is! Thank you so much Dale.
A fun, whimsical twist on the fairy tales. Most enjoyable.
Thank you so much Linda.
This would make a great collection of stories!
Aww, thank you so much.
Fun & original.
Thank you so much Lisa
Cute story.
Thank you so much
You are very welcome.
Fantasy for sure – How clever this is – Ariel & Cinderella! FUNNY!
Thank you so much Nan.
So you were spending time between two princess? Plus you had a sea plane. I envy you.
Ha ha ha. That’s the life of a Prince Charming!
Excellent.
Thank you so much Ted.