“Bye, Mom!” Troy shouted, sprinting towards the door.
“Love you!” she replied, shaking her head in disbelief.
Frankly, Melinda has started to sense that raising a fourteen-year old boy has gotten more challenging each day. Troy has grown to be impossibly enthusiastic, quick, inquisitive, and surprisingly experimental. Just this morning, for instance, he was carrying a jar full of batteries and was looking for more. She knew collecting is a great hobby because it’s unique. But batteries? Confused, she asked what the jar was for.
Troy then simply gave her a wide grin and said, “I’m making a mitochondria, Mom!”
Word Count: 100
In response to this week’s Friday Fictioneers prompt. Friday Fictioneers is a weekly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields where a photo is used as a prompt for a hundred-word piece of fiction. The photo prompt is a courtesy of Sean Fallon. Thank you!
P.S. For some strange reason, this photo reminds me of mitochondria. If there’s one thing that I never could forget from biology class, it is that mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell. HA! I hope this story makes enough sense. 😀
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DoodleScribbles 
March 4, 2016 at 3:17 pm
How creative, Maria!!! I love how your stories have some factual bases that looks like fun trivia! 😀 Great job, as always!
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March 4, 2016 at 4:55 pm
YAY! Thanks, Rosema. Recently, I tend to relate my stories to some factual bases. Maybe I’m just running out of playful imagination, unlike you. But I’m glad it still works. 😀
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March 4, 2016 at 5:02 pm
BUT factual bases actually made your story more interesting (which reminds me of a recent read titled Ten Thousand Truths). 😀
It surely works! ALWAYS! 😀
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March 4, 2016 at 6:06 pm
I really love you cheers! Thanks, Rosema. 😀 And oh, that sounds like another to-read-book for me. Hmm…
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March 4, 2016 at 6:15 pm
I love you too! 😀 😀 😀
And… I believe it is in my latest reading update? Or maybe it isn’t. HAHA
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March 4, 2016 at 9:42 pm
You did… it was on your latest update, part 2. 😀 I didn’t ask because you said it was lacking of that “oomph” factor. But was it interesting enough? The title interest me though. 🙂 🙂
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March 4, 2016 at 9:48 pm
Oh yeah. Right. The title and the way the setting is describe are both awesome. You will feel like you are really there. But yes, there is no oomph. Like there is no jaw dropping anything. But it is good. 🙂
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March 5, 2016 at 12:55 am
Oh I see… Hmm, will add it on my list then but I’d go first to your highly recommended ones. 😀
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March 5, 2016 at 8:57 am
Alright! Thank you! Have you got the ebooks that I have sent last time? (I am not sure of I asked this already and if you have answered already. #forgetful)
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March 5, 2016 at 11:23 pm
Yes I have them. Thank you sooo much. I’ve started reading Rainbow Rowell’s, as per your recommendation. 😀 And I’ve replied to your email, too. Hehe… #memoryplus
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March 6, 2016 at 3:49 pm
Really? When??? I haven’t seen it yet…
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March 7, 2016 at 11:04 am
Uhmm… sometime in February. I sent you Katie Kacvinsky’s Awaken series, too.
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March 7, 2016 at 11:57 am
I got none. -___- I checked my email. And I found none.
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March 7, 2016 at 12:49 pm
Really? 😦 I’m sure I sent it. I’ll check my email later today.
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March 7, 2016 at 12:59 pm
Yeah. :(((
Thank you, dear!
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March 7, 2016 at 1:08 pm
No worries.. 🙂 🙂
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March 7, 2016 at 1:12 pm
❤ ❤ ❤
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March 4, 2016 at 5:01 pm
I love the link you made – very creative.
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March 4, 2016 at 6:04 pm
So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! 🙂
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March 4, 2016 at 6:35 pm
..and in science class we don’t talk about batteries we talk about cells. So cells mean different things to different people but mitochondria are unique.
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March 4, 2016 at 10:04 pm
Seeing a jar full of batteries makes me think of one huge mitochondria full of energy enough to power our cells. 🙂 Thank you for dropping by, Jenny:D
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March 4, 2016 at 8:21 pm
How incredibly imaginative! Great connection and story!😊
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March 4, 2016 at 10:06 pm
Glad you enjoyed it, S! Thank you. 😀
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March 4, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Great story, Maria! It has a cute humorous kick to it!
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March 4, 2016 at 10:07 pm
Ha! I couldn’t think of anything else. Glad it worked. 😀 Thanks PJ…
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March 4, 2016 at 8:54 pm
Clever kid! He’ll be a scientist one day 🙂
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March 4, 2016 at 10:25 pm
…and we could all see that happening in the years to come. 😀
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March 4, 2016 at 9:43 pm
Worked great! I could see the whole thing playing out. Nice work, Maria!
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March 4, 2016 at 10:59 pm
Glad to hear that! Glad you enjoyed it, Kent. 😀
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March 5, 2016 at 12:37 pm
You are MOST welcome. 🙂
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March 5, 2016 at 11:30 pm
🙂 🙂 🙂
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March 4, 2016 at 10:10 pm
Reminds me of the “Wrinkle in Time” book series…. Really enjoyed this write.
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March 5, 2016 at 1:08 am
I haven’t read the book yet but I checked Goodreads and it sounds interesting. A classic magical fiction… Glad you enjoyed this one. Thank you. 😀
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March 5, 2016 at 4:47 am
It is 3 or for books to the series… starts with “Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’Engle. I think you’d really enjoy the reading! 🙂
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March 5, 2016 at 11:08 pm
I better find ways on acquiring those series then. 😀
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March 5, 2016 at 6:41 am
It’s great to read, I am always finding myself learning about new subjects, or remembering half forgotten subjects.
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March 5, 2016 at 11:10 pm
That’s one of the half-forgotten ones for sure. 😀 I’m glad you enjoyed it, Mike. Thank you very much. 😀
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March 6, 2016 at 6:35 am
Cute story Maria. I hope he makes his mitochondria because I have no idea how batteries will help him except as a power source. Science class was never my thing. I didn’t mind Chemistry, but that was where it stopped 🙂
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March 7, 2016 at 10:54 am
I guess his teacher will give him a helping hand on that, Mandi. Science is not my thing, too. But I could live with biology rather than chemistry, I guess. My mind gets wobbly by the time chemistry involve numbers and computation! Haha
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March 6, 2016 at 7:42 am
Nicely done. A perfect connection.
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March 7, 2016 at 10:54 am
Thanks a lot, Alicia. 😀
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March 8, 2016 at 12:05 am
Fun idea. The power has to come from somewhere, so why not batteries instead of food.
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March 8, 2016 at 6:43 am
True! I was thinking of the same thing, Gah! From a boy’s POV, a jar of batteries has got to have that much power. Right? Glad you enjoyed it. 😉
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March 10, 2016 at 10:06 am
It sounds like he is working toward a promising career one day. We need more people like him. Great take on the prompt.
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March 10, 2016 at 10:59 am
Wouldn’t it be great if we have kids as curious as he is? 😀 Thank you, Jessie!
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