Well, it’s Friday and Rebekah PostuPak comes to us once again with a word and pic prompt (below) for Flash Friday. The word is aging. 150 (+/-10) words forming the story done by dozens of very talented writers hoping to win the coveted attention/prize. After reading my entry below, please click > HERE < to see the rest of the creations. Enjoy!!!
Source: Parachutist @ Ft Lewis. Public domain photo.
Seconds Like Hours
Scott L Vannatter (159 words)
Carolyn ran like the wind, trying to reach the Elementary where her new family was and where the alarm bell had just been sounded. Seconds passed like hours as she pushed herself to move even faster. She felt the wind rush over her face and hair and remembered it had felt just that ecstatic and breathless the one time she skydived and her cord had refused to come out for a few precious seconds. Now, it was Sheila and the four girls who could be suffering at the hands of the night crawlers. Carolyn aged.
She realized it was only mid-afternoon. If it was them, why were they out in the daylight? Then, a horrible thought struck her: what if they were dying from the intense cold of winter and had become restless or even panicked? What if they had abandoned their old ways because of starvation?
She rushed even harder, her breath losing the battle to keep up.
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Namaste,
Scott
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