Rhen H

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2023

Stories (1)

1 Story

17 karma pts

?

“Hippo” by Rhen H

Submitted to Contest #253

"Hello little one. How old are you?"My Uncle Nick stands over me with the sun just behind his face. It's so bright I can't really see him. I hold up four fingers and shout the number, just to make sure he knows."You're such a big girl! Are you going to jump in the pool today?" I giggle."Noooo it's too scary.""Scary?! But, you're a big kid now! Big kids are brave, right?" I beam up at him."Yes!""Good! I want to see you jump in today, Okay?""Okay!" He smiles at me, pats my head and then lopes away with those too-long legs that grown-ups have. ...

2 comments 2
Read story

Author bio

Rhen H has not written a bio yet!