Alec’s last chance to achieve his lifelong dream of becoming a successful commercial artist was on the line.
His assignment was simply to create an illustration for the cover of a book, and he knew what he had to do, but as he sat at his desk, his father’s words kept echoing inside his head and paralyzed him.
“I’m getting older son and will soon retire,” Alec’s father had said, “and since you have no marketable artistic talent, I implore you to give up your silly dream and take over running the family’s money laundering business.”
Written for Sonya’s Three Line Tales prompt. Photo credit: Thomas Franke at Unsplash.
This, That, and the Other 
It is nice that Alec has connections.
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Well, you know what they say about family ties, right?
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Blood is thicker than water, or once you are in, you never get out.
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Haha! The second option is worse than failing at his ambitions.
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Yeah, I know! 🙄
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🤣
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Awesome little story fandango! Well done! ❤
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Thanks, Carol Anne.
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Short, not too sweet, and to the point. Well done.
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Thank, Lauren.
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Not a very supportive father. I hope he sticks with the art work! Good three lines Fandango!
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