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CCC53: Bobby’s Boat

November 14, 2019 1:00 pm

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #53

Bobby said it was his boat. And I believed him. Never thought he might be stealing as he held the mooring rope while I clambered in. He manoeuvred us away from the bank, he pulled the cord that started the engine. He didn’t look furtive, left and right and all around him; took the boat out on the lake.

He dropped his anchor way out in the middle. The day was hot, the water cool. We picnicked from a wicker hamper. I don’t remember now what food we ate, only the wine. Full-bodied; he said like me, and I blushed.

And that’s when I heard the heavy throbbing of a hefty boat, that’s when I looked and saw the blue-uniformed men. And that’s when I realised what he’d done.

I nearly tipped into the water when he jumped overboard. Bobby Brighton died that day. I’ll miss him forever.

149 words written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge

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40 Responses to “CCC53: Bobby’s Boat”

  1. Well if young Bobby set out to impress, I’d have to say he exceeded his mark!

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    By Violet Lentz on November 14, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    1. Not sure what happened with this story. It just suddenly crashed into my head. So… there is it

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      By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 3:13 pm

      1. Those are usually the best kind.

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        By Violet Lentz on November 14, 2019 at 4:17 pm

      2. And I almost hit the 150 limit.

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        By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 4:49 pm

  2. A sad story. So much risk for a picnic. But I guess people do a lot of foolish things for love.

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    By Sadje on November 14, 2019 at 1:42 pm

    1. Yea, guess that’s what it was… 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 3:14 pm

      1. 👍

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        By Sadje on November 14, 2019 at 3:42 pm

  3. That’s the upside of losing a young love. The fish that got away will forever remain the biggest and best in the lake. 🙂

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    By Christine Goodnough on November 14, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    1. One way of looking at it. Makes me chuckle. 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 3:41 pm

      1. It seems Bobby wasn’t awfully bright, drowning himself for what would have been a six month sentence with four months off for good behaviour. (Sentences here are pretty lenient.)

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        By Christine Goodnough on November 14, 2019 at 3:58 pm

      2. I think he couldn’t swim. Besides, this was on the Norfolk Broads, where many a dive has resulted in death due to the thick thick thick layers of silt!

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        By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 4:45 pm

  4. Poor Bobby. The payment for needing to get an eyeful by stealing property. 🤔😏

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    By Jen Goldie on November 14, 2019 at 5:06 pm

    1. Yea, and not checking depths before diving in.

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      By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      1. Oh he dove. Hmm

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        By Jen Goldie on November 14, 2019 at 7:10 pm

      2. I ought to have added a note at the end. The Norfolk Broads are layered thick with silt. Some as much as 12′ deep. It has been known for holidaymakers, not realising, to dive straight in. And get stuck in the mud. Swimming, and particularly diving, not advised. 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 7:12 pm

      3. Not good LOL

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        By Jen Goldie on November 14, 2019 at 7:15 pm

      4. nah

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        By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 8:42 pm

  5. Don’t drink and boat?

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    By Chelsea Owens on November 14, 2019 at 6:49 pm

    1. Could be the moral, yep. 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on November 14, 2019 at 7:08 pm

    2. Don’t drink and dive.

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      By D. Avery @s on November 16, 2019 at 1:05 pm

      1. Yep, that’s another apt message. 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on November 16, 2019 at 1:15 pm

      2. 😀

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        By Chelsea Owens on November 16, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    3. Don’t drink and dive. (See above)

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      By D. Avery @shiftnshake on November 16, 2019 at 1:08 pm

      1. 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on November 16, 2019 at 1:16 pm

  6. Well that was a sad ending to a potentially romantic day.

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    By Michael on November 14, 2019 at 8:55 pm

    1. Yea I know. Poor Bobbing Bobby. There is a lesson to be learned: Don’t nick a boat. And check the depth before you jump in.

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      By crispina kemp on November 15, 2019 at 6:44 am

  7. Stolen boats for romance! What a sad end.

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    By H.R.R. Gorman on November 15, 2019 at 3:31 am

    1. Indeed. Regretable. 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on November 15, 2019 at 6:51 am

  8. Great ending! I didn’t see it coming, and then I was wondering why the men in blue showed up. I really enjoyed, and the story had me laughing at this early hour of the morning.

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    By bigskybuckeye on November 15, 2019 at 10:45 am

    1. Glad it amused. Was my intent. Though it would have helped had I thought to include a PS on the conditions of that water. But it worked without, so what the heck.

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      By crispina kemp on November 15, 2019 at 1:22 pm

      1. Your story worked perfectly! I wouldn’t change a thing. I like suspenseful endings.

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        By bigskybuckeye on November 15, 2019 at 1:23 pm

      2. I thank you. You’re kind. 🙂

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        By crispina kemp on November 15, 2019 at 1:27 pm

  9. Great story. When it started “Bobby said it was his boat.” I was instantly suspicious anyway…

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    By joanne the geek on November 15, 2019 at 1:42 pm

    1. Yea, just a little hint. 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on November 15, 2019 at 1:43 pm

  10. I was going to say why the hell did Bobby have to die? It could have been such a cute story of “how our love started”… Then I read the comments and see it was a lot shallower than he thought…

    Sad yet funny,

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    By Dale on November 16, 2019 at 3:29 am

    1. Yea, I should have added a note to say of the special conditions which, as a local, I’m well aware of. It’s not the shallowness (some of the broads are up to 12′ deep) but the years of silt accumulation.

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      By crispina kemp on November 16, 2019 at 7:00 am

      1. When one reads the comments…😉

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        By Dale on November 16, 2019 at 11:13 am

      2. Yep

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        By crispina kemp on November 16, 2019 at 12:09 pm

  11. Great story – it has everything: romance, suspicion, sadness, Bobby’s desire to impress which ensures he will always be remembered. There’s a lot of story here and in less than 150 words. And of course, so very well written! 🙂

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    By sammicoxwriter on December 18, 2019 at 5:59 pm

    1. I bow my head, such praise. And then I look up, and smile, and thank you 🙂

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      By crispina kemp on December 18, 2019 at 6:37 pm

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