{This is Version Two of the same Friday Fictioneers photo prompt 100 word story.
Sorry to take two bites at the apple, but I couldn’t resist. This idea I stole from my dear husband.}
He flipped through the thick book, slowly stroking his beard, and then looked up.
“I think that’s it,” he proclaimed, wonderingly.
Click.
“You mean we’re done? We have everything?” His wife glanced wearily around the musty room, piled high with lightbulbs, dry rations, and every conceivable doohickey one might need.
Click.
“Yes, we’re all set…” he confirmed.
Click.
“…if only we could stop that infernal bird!”
He lunged toward the window. The quail fluttered off.
His wife shrugged. “Maybe covering the walls outside was going a bit too far.”
“But…nuclear fallout?”
“Honey, is tin foil really going to help?”
If it were a time of crisis, and they were in a vulnerable area, the precautions might have made all the difference (even the maligned tin foil!). In Hiroshima some survived when all around them perished, and went on to have long lives.
Alright – I know that wasn’t the point of the story! Click!
True, Penny! Context is everything!
Your story made me want to know more about your characters, their relationship, and the story behind “Prepared.” Great take on the prompt!
Thank you Jan! I rather hope they turn out to benign hermits rather than malicious ones.
Tin foil has many magical qualities 🙂
This I have observed.:)
Great read.
Thank you Lisa!
Dear Andrea,
Two bites of the apple is perfectly okay. Nice to get the hubby involved, too. 😉 Loved, “every conceivable doohickey.” Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle!