“Whatcha you doin’ up there?” Vonetta asked Carlo, her big brown eyes wide with curiosity as she looked up at him.
“I’m trying to make a phone call,” he answered shortly. “Now go and play or something.”
“Is the call important?”
Kids! He sighed. “Vonetta, I want to be alone. I don’t want to be disturbed. You know what privacy is, don’t you?”
“Yeah. I know what it is but I just don’t understand why you had to climb up dat tree.”
He climbed down the tree.
“Where you goin’?”
“For a swim.”
“What ‘bout your call?”
“It can wait.”
100 Words
This was written for the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields For more details, visit Here. To read other stories based on this week’s prompt, visit Here.
Notes to Women 
Hey sometimes that’s the only way
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That’s true.
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We all need our own space, kids sometimes take a while to learn the value in it.
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Yes, we do and it’s hard getting kids to understand that we need our own space. They see it as us not wanting them around period.
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Dear Adele,
it’s hard to explain privacy to a kid, isn’t it? Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, it is hard to explain it to a kid in a way they could understand. Thanks 🙂
Shalom,
Adele
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Reminds me of when I used to lock myself in the bathroom – just for a few minutes of peace and quiet!
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Yes, there are times when you really need to find somewhere–anywhere where you can have a few minutes of peace and quiet.
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Maybe she forgot about the call when he comes back.
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Maybe she did 🙂
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Resignation…sometimes it’s the only way.
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Yes, it is, sometimes 🙂
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This was so believable and well observed! Nicely done.
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Thanks, Susan 🙂
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He just needed to be alone! Hope his swim accomplishes that. =)
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That’s right, Brenda. Hopefully, his swim will accomplish that.
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Definitely call was not all that important. Man had something else in his mind, not in a good way.
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He wanted to be alone to make his call and since that didn’t seem to be possible at the moment, he decided that he would go for a swim instead. He didn’t have anything else on his mind except his need for privacy.
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Thank you for explaining.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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