Reblogged from But I Smile Anyway:

Sue’s photo prompt for #writephoto this week.

The Island

Ever since I was little, it fascinated me.

That little glimpse of land.

My daddy pointed it out to me one day, during a walk on the beach near our house.

We would stand there, feet tickled by the ripples as the tide rolled in and out.

“One day Becky, we are going to live there, on that little bit of paradise, away from the world. Just our little family.” We would make all sorts of silly plans for out future on the mysterious island.

Then he announced that he was off on an adventure. He whispered to me that he was going to the island on his little boat, and he was going to stake a claim on it. It was our secret. I even helped him make a flag to fly there, once he arrived.

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