The Sad Little Troll

So pleased that this is still going on, it is a lovely way to keep the brain cells working!  For those who don't know, this is a 100 word challenge for grown ups.  There is a story prompt, sometimes a picture, sometimes a phrase or short sentence, and you have to use only 100 words to write a story or poem in response to it.  Here is mine, in response to the prompt:

As the stream flowed gently down, the two friends reached ever higher on their tippy-toes to see over the fence.
"But dad told me it was this bridge."
"Maybe he is sleeping!"
The subject of their earnest discussion sat perched on a rock underneath, wishing he had enough courage to go up and join the girls.  He just wanted to be their friends and play with them.  He knew the voices well enough, Milly and Katie had played near his bridge all summer and he promised himself one day he would pluck up the courage to join their games.