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Captive
Watching intensely, they followed the silhouette as it paced
backwards and forwards, strutting upright and proud.
‘What is it?’ Sophie spoke in hushed tones.
‘Hard to tell. Wearing a metal helmet, probably got a gun. Some
kind of soldier I should think.’
Sophie gasped ‘A gun.’ And then sobbed. ‘We will never get out
of here alive.’
Accepting their fate, they disappeared back under the sheets.
The door burst open. Francis pressed his finger against Sophie's lips, ‘Shhh, the captors are here.’
‘Sophie, Francis. Dinner!’
The children giggled, pretend play was so much fun. The
chicken, carried on as usual.
I hope you enjoyed this piece.
Bettina x
*Thank you as ever to Rochelle for providing the inspiration for these week's story, if you would like to read more stories based on this prompt, click here
Dear Bettina.
ReplyDeleteI love the bait and switch at the end. Pretend play is fun. Love the chicken, too. Good job.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Oh to be a child again! Pretend is far more fun than reality.
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Lovely twist, sweet story :-)
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha. Such a cute story.
ReplyDeleteHa ha - yes I certainly did enjoy it! Lovely twist.
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Travel, Fiction and Photos
Make-believe that was all too real. What a relief :)
ReplyDeleteYou conjured up the delight of make believe very nicely, Bettina. I loved the giggles!
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