Here’s my ‘sun silly’ story in response to Charli Mills Carrot Ranch flash fiction weekly 99-word challenge. Drop by and join this supportive community of writers!
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The Exam
“Come outside and watch our dance!” Beth called waving her arms in the air.
Sister Mary looked out of her open, classroom window, squinting at the blaring midday sun. “Play in the shade, the sun will make you frisky.”
“We’ve been rehearsing a dance!” They shouted in unison, twisting and turning rhythmically.
“You’d better study for this afternoon’s biology exam.”
“Please, sister, just five minutes!”
She sighed. “Very well, but afterwards you’ll sit in the shade and revise.” They nodded.
As their teacher walked out, Susan crept inside, opened her drawer, snapped a photo of the exam and grinned.
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I went to a convent school, many years ago, when there were no mobile phones, but the events described in my flash could have happened, the old-fashioned way, memorizing or jotting down the exam questions! Perhaps something similar even did happen… My schooldays are a blur.
What is true is that my teachers, mainly nuns, would say ‘the sun made us frisky,’ so they tried to convince us to sit in the shade. The school was in North London, so every single ray of sun, and believe me there were very few, was sought after and cherished. We would never sit in the shade, much to our teachers’ dismay!
Rereading Jane Eyre 
I like your story of dancing in the sun and enticing the teacher out to get a copy of the exam questions, Luccia. I fear, though, that if the exam is that afternoon, having the questions will be a little too late. Funny, I crave the shade rather than the sun, but I still want the blue skies. I was contemplating putting a little dancing in the shade in my story, but am thinking a little differently now.
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They have their lunch break to prepare their cheat sheets🙄 No I’m joking!
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That’s funny! They couldn’t do it with an old-fashioned camera – would have to use a smart phone. 🙂
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The old fashioned way! Memory or copying!😂
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Ha ha ha, Susan sure is a smart one.
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Yes! But the girls who distracted their teacher did a good job too! It was a coordinated and combined effort😂
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What a fun story. “The sun will make you frisky!” I love it! ❤
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It is a funny term. Probably totally outdated! I heard it in the 70s😂
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Nothing wrong with that. I will have to use that term in my story. 😀 ❤
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Great story and what devious little girls. Their revision in the shade later on will be quite focused I imagine.
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Yes! Devious and clever. I have a feeling they’ll pass😀
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Reminds me of the school years. A lot of stress related with exams, but a lot of fun stories associated with it, too.
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I can imagine this scene, Luccia. Lack of sun is not a problem where I live and the sun/heat makes you tired not frisky [smile].
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I live in the south of Spain now, so I know what you mean about the sun/heat tiring/draining you:)
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