Once again trying to go on the light side. My first story was about playing chicken in the deep dark woods. Fill in the blanks. After deleting and starting again, I came up with a day in the lives of Maria and Roberto. Thanks to Rocehelle the Blog Fairy for the fun picture taken by Luther Siler.
Maria’s heart told her today was the day Roberto would ask for her hand. For months the lovers entwined fingers in church, secretly, so Mama wouldn’t see. And kissed beneath the Jacaranda, secretly, so Papa wouldn’t rush to yank them apart.
Oh! Roberto was happy! He had saved one thousand pesos to purchase the ring set with a stone that glittered like his Maria’s eyes. He adored her ebony hair, porcelain skin and those breasts! Grinning, he slipped the ring inside her birthday piñata.
Ten minutes later little cousin Juan smacked the paper bird. Roberto watched Maria’s ring fly into his not-future father-in-law’s eye.
Up From the Ashes 
Ah..young love! Nicely done.
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Thank you. I hope The Bad Idea brought a smile.
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bad bad idea to put the ring in the pinata… but a very fun story.
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Thanks, Bjorn, I think I got up feeling silly.
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Love ending. Poor Roberto certainly messed up here.
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Thank you. I think Roberto thinks with his heart, not his head.
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Dear Alicia,
Perhaps when Papa realizes what hit him his heart will soften toward Roberto. We can but hope. At least he didn’t put the ring in her drink. 😉 Fun story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That, too, might have caused problems. Thanks for reading.
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Nice example of a
non traditional proposal in a traditional setting
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This was inspired by all the crazy proposals I’ve seen lately on T.V. and the internet and I think, Why put yourself in the postion for a big NO in front of hundreds of people. Thanks for reading and commenting. Alicia
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by this time, the father-in-law must have seen what was coming. 🙂
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Yeh, I don’t think Mama and Papa liked Roberto very much. Thanks for reading.
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Now that was fun! Probably will turn out best for Roberto after all.
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Thanks, Perry. I think Roberto will be better off not getting the stink eye at family gatherings. Alicia
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Really great story and take on the image. I love it, a piñata and the ring flies into the father-in-laws eye. Not a good beginning for Roberto and Maria.
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Thanks, Deborah. The first thing I saw when I looked at the prompt was a smashed piñata.
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I like the idea of ‘not-future’ relatives. Good one, Alicia.
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I wondered how to put that. I don’t think it’s a real word but it got me very close the the 100 word limit.Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Oops! I’ve never seen the wisdom in hiding the ring in potentially dangerous places 🙂
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Me, neither.Thanks for reading and commenting. Always appreciate it.
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I started with a piñata then detoured to Sesame Street. Cute story.
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Thanks. Lately my stories have been far away from the cute side. Maybe it’s the season and I want to make people smile. But , in 2016, all bets are off.
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I appreciate a smile. Thanks
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You made me think back to my wedding. To bad we did not have a pinata there.
Nice job.
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I htrink a pinata at a wedding would be very fun. Sans the ring inside. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, too.
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Evidently, Roberto is not a dead ringer for their idea of a son-in-law. But it seems the harder parents try to break a couple up, the more intent they are to be together.
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The voice of experience? Thanks for reading and commenting, Russell.
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Just an observation.
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It wasn’t a bad idea, just a good idea gone awry.
I think it was actually lovely.
But I heard papa thought the ring was for him and ran off with Roberto, and now all Maria has left is her broken chicken piñata, fond memories of Roberto, and bad feelings for her papa.
Randy
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Wow! I like the way you continued the story. Thanks, Randy
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That was a poorly executed proposal for sure. Nicely done.
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Roberto was thinking with his heart . . . Sometimes that doesn’t work out so well. Thanks.
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Haha. This was great and a welcome lightness! Not the pinata. Oh no! It could have been romantic if it landed in her hand. 🙂
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Yes! Things could have turned out just a bit better. Thaks, Amy, always glad to hear from you.
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Of course that would happen, what we most want to avoid! I bet Papa was secretly happy. Fun, happy story.
Lily
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Thank you.
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LOL! Not so good an idea gone bad, poor fellow. What was he thinking?
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I’m not sure he was. Thanks for seeing the humor in this. Alicia
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Oh no……….
DJ
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I know, right?
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Poor Roberto. This is such a cute story, Alicia. I love it. It’s a great take on the prompt.
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Thank you very much, Margaret.
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No, that is not a sign! Lol
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Perhaps not. Hope springs eternal. Thanks for stopping by.
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Noooo! Poor Roberto and Maria! That silly piñata seems to have ruined everything!
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Yeah, pinatas can do that. Thanks, Dawn.
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Not the best place for a ring set. I hope he gets them back, at least, poor man. Good story, though. Well done, Alicia. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Men! Thanks for reading and commenting, Suzanne.
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Haha! A wonderfully creative and imaginative story with a sad-funny ending! “Roberto watched Maria’s ring fly into his not-future father-in-law’s eye.” Great line!
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Thank you. I always love it when you stop by. Alicia
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🙂 Sorry I’ve been a bit absent. I turned in my FF pieces for a few weeks, but didn’t check in as much as I would have liked — been away to India, then back to a hectic schedule. Missed everyone.
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No worries. Travel is both fun and hectic
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