PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
The triplets lived near each other; for forty years they had a standing lunch date for the first Friday of the month. Today’s lunch was at Sal’s By The Beach. As the sisters waited for the Blue Light Special, fricaseed blackfish, they got so caught up in the conversation that they didn’t notice the tall, thin stranger with the bushy hair standing near their table and listening.
Clearing his throat, all heads turned towards him.
“Good afternoon. I’d like to introduce myself. I’m your long-lost brother, sold at birth by our parents. Boys fetched 50 gold coins in those days.”
The End.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the dedicated host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
I bet they wouldn’t have seen THAT coming!
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Life always seems to throw us curve balls doesn’t it.
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I don’t for a moment believe him. He’s working a con
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We’ll see….
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Intriguing! Is he or isn’t he?
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We’ll see….
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Dear Lisa,
While the story ends with “the end” I sense that this is just the beginning. Is he really their brother? Hmmm? You leave me hanging. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, it looks like there will have to be a sequel… Thanks and glad you were left wondering :)
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One more for dinner! Better get a DNA test first, though.
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We’ll see….
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Quite a revelation, that would upset their usual lunch no doubt!
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Exactly, Iain.
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Well that puts a dent in things!
Now to find out if any of it’s real!
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Thanks for your comment, Dale. A sequel is on the drawing board….
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That would change their lunch and life…I beleive he lies.
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You’ll have to wait for the next installment to find out if he’s telling the truth…
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Fair enough! I like a serial.
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Oops, better check his background before supporting dear brother with money.
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
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The plot thickens…(K)
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Hmmm!
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Hi Li. I liked this one! Very good take on the prompt! <3
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Thanks, Carol Anne :)
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Hmmmmm….is he or isn’t he? Although he does know that they’re sisters, which a regular con man might not know upon approach…but it might be easy enough to find out given their habit. Good story!
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Thanks for your comment. You’d make a good detective! You’ll have to wait until the next installment to find out…
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Perhaps a different lunch than expected with a little more than the blue light special. I have the same question as everyone else – is he or isn’t he?
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Enquiring minds want to know :) You also will have to wait to learn the answer.
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Only fifty gold coins… I’m hooked
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Mike.
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it seems like he’s a con man to me. needed dna testing to make sure. :)
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All will be revealed in the sequel ….. or will it? ;)
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What a surprise! Well, it surprised ME, that’s for sure :)
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I’m sure it surprised them as well :)
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What a shocker and they never knew he existed – what now? Nice twist.
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Thank you. The sequel will be next week if I can use the image to do it.
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Sold to whom? There are a lot of unanswered questions here.
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Good question, Liz. Yes there are!
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That might even have been enough to raise the girls. Usually it was the other way around, though, with the girls getting sold because the boys were worth keeping.
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It’s such a sad thing when one gender is considered more or less valuable than another.
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So it was not triplets, but quadruplets. Why was the boy sold, there were three girls, one could have been exchanged for gold coins. It must be some surprise to meet a long lost brother they did not even know existed.
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Yes, I’m sure they are shocked. Many unanswered questions remain….
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That was unexpected! Good stuff.
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Thanks Shraw!
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I’m of the opinion a DNA test is needed also. There are all types of weirdos out there. It was a great ending twist though, Jade. :) — Suzanne
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Thank you for your comment, Suzanne. Agreed, as DNA tests are easily available these days, confirmation — from a source the three use! — would be needed.
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A tall thin man sounded so sinister… but it might be that he is telling the truth
Otherwise it’s slender man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man
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Wow, just read the wiki article on Slender Man. Truly fascinating and disturbing at the same time. I think of young, impressionable minds that are already getting confused by what’s real and what’s virtual, and it gives me the creeps! You’ve heard the expression, “thoughts matter” and with Slender Man you see what “mattered” into. I hope the tall thin man isn’t sinister, but that tale is yet to be told….
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Oh… now there’s a surprise none of them saw coming
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:)
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What a mystery – leaves me wondering what happened next. Like the way the ordinary lunch date turns into an extraordinary meeting. Nicely done.
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Thank you and glad you enjoyed the story.
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