Edward's Allowance on ZapFic240: The Original ZapFic

Hi to all you zapficers and freewriters!

Welcome to a new week, it is last Monday in September 2025!

I hope that you had a good weekend! Mine was relaxing, and that is the most important thing for me😁

This post is my entry for the 52nd ZapFic50Friday! To check out the rules and how to participate ✍️ then please read #ZapFicMonday: ZapFic240! The "Original" ZapFic: Write a story using 240 characters OR less! Plus RESULTS from Last Week's ZapFic50 Contest!
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The gist is that we need to write a story using 240 characters or less!

The easiest way to check this is by putting your text into a wordcounter, and then you must take a screenshot and add it to the post as proof that your text is no more than 240 characters for your story!

image was created in Gemini 2.5 from a prompt by the author.

Edward scowled at the ten pence.

"My allowance is so crap! How can I afford a whole bag of sweets from the shop? I'm always short!"

Edward's father just laughed. "Son. It’s not about big money, it’s about making choices. No more whining!"

That was my story Salary advance needed

The prompt for this ZapFic240: The Original ZapFic is Allowance

☑️ This is my screenshot taken from wordcounter.net showing my story is 238 characters which is less than the maximum of 240

Why not join in the fun? You have until Thursday 23h59 GMT to participate.

In the meantime, I hope that you all enjoy your week people!