Photo Credit: Sonya from 100words
The following piece was written for Flash Fiction for Aspiring writers. see details here. . https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/fffaw-week-of-11-17-2015/
It was another senior visit. The physics lab had twelve high school kids in four weekends. But with no facility around it was playtime.
Brian smiled and waved. Jules was coming over for the lab tour. He had set-up a memorable experience.
“Jules, I’m so glad you could come. We’re in the middle of an experiment. So I might have tho step away. You’re a engineering major right?” Brian stretched that right hand out.
“Aaahh, yeah. I’m going to do something in engineering.” Shy words trail out of Jules mouth.
“Great! We do all kinds of things here. I’m kind of working on a military thing. .. can’t say much about it. But it’s really special. Can you keep a secret?” Brian’s eyes light up.
“I don’t know who I’d tell. I mean I’m not even a college student yet. .” Jules knows he is blowing a great opportunity.
“Hold on. Sally, is it ready. I want to show him the way back.”
“Brian, well lose our scholarships! He can’t see it! ” Sally baits the poor kid.
“I won’t tell. Really! !”Jules is not losing the chance here.
“Ok. Jules look at the monitor. That’s a cage. We are trying to catch a peacock from the 1950’s. We enter the date over there. Is the cage fills with smoke, maybe will get one.” Brian explains
“How do you know it’s from the 1950’s?” Jules inquires.
“Easy, the world was black and white then.” Brian says.
The cage fills with smoke. A loud bang follows. Another camera shows a white peacock run into the field next to a house barn.
Loved the “black and White” line!!!
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It was what I built the story around. It seemed the only way to go at it to me. Thanks for the read and comment. I appreciate it
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I laughed at the line, “the world was in black and white then.” Fun story.
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That was one of those lines thought of before the story was wrote. I’m glad it fit in so well. Thank you very much. I appreciate it
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Creative story idea. It makes me think of a movie where Toby Maguire and Reese Witherspoon are young and end up in a black and white TV town. I think it’s called Pleasantville.
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It was such an obvious ploy. The white peacock was beautiful flash back idea. I’m glad it was appreciated. Many thanks darling.
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That is cool! They created a way to bring back a peacock from the 1950’s! I thought it was funny that you referred to the 50’s as everything being black and white. That’s probably true! Especially because they only had b&w television. Great story Mark!
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It was a perfect joke to play on a Teenager. Thanks my dear. I appreciate that.
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I loved reading this story!
Thanks for sharing it, Mark 🙂
Love and light ❤
Anand 🙂
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Thanks my friend. I figured returning to a black and white world would be a twist no-one would use.
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Hahaha, yes it is original. I thought Sonya had written this post as the image had her signatures and she writes such stories 🙂
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I guess I did step into her world a bit here. I like to switch up the theme some. Keeps the reader on their toes.
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Oh it’s alright. Did you borrow that picture from her? I am getting deja-vus now LOL 😀
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Yes it was here’s from the flash fiction for Aspiring writers blog. She contributes quite often.
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Yes, she does. I thought I had the same conversation before, in a dream or some other world 😀
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You must have seen the ending before. In either place or time my friend, our conversations make me feel better. 😀
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I don’t know 🙂 I also feel better interacting with kind people like you 🙂 Thank you so much 🙂
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