Alan’s family sat restlessly around his dining room table, each with a partially filled wine glass in front of them. In Alan’s place was a laptop displaying a picture of him. He raised his glass in a toast.
“Mom, Dad, Lil’Sis, Big Bro, I’m very pleased you're all here tonight. Throughout my life, my parents told me I would never amount to anything. Bro, you always picked on me because I didn’t like sports, and Sis, you relished getting me in trouble. Now it’s my turn. I won $500,000,000, and I’m not sharing. You can leave now!
(The 100-word prompt was, write a toast that changes a family. I think this would do it.)
About the Creator
Mark Gagnon
I have five published books: Mitigating Circumstances, Short Stories for Open Minds, Short Stories from an Untethered Mind, Unmitigated Greed, and Short Stories to Spark the Imagination.
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