Tag: abandoned
-
Abandoned
PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll I knew the building was abandoned and I knew it would be the perfect place for me to hide out. I had been watching for days to make sure no one would come to check on the stability of the building, but the farmer who owned the land didn’t…
-
The Movies
I nervously waited for the lights in the theater to come back on while at the same time wishing they never would. I wanted to stay close to Jim, but also couldn’t stay in the dark much longer. I had hated the dark for as long as I could remember, but couldn’t remember why until…
-
The Final Streetlight
“Do you think he’s okay?” I whispered as my cousin and I watched Tyler slowly trudge down the middle of the street. The darkness made him difficult to see, but with the streetlights we could barely make out his outline. I didn’t want Tyler to leave, but I knew his life would be safer and…
-
Abandoned
PHOTO PROMPT © Bill Reynolds I always wondered how I could buy the abandoned truck and fix her up. My brother had been dreaming of owning a flatbed truck since he was five and saw one in a cartoon. I knew this abandoned truck had to be for sale… right? One Friday afternoon I got the nerve…
-
Moon and Stars
I often looked to the sky for the answers to all my problems. The sky – the moon, the stars and even the sun – were the few things constant in my life. My mom and I had always had a rocky relationship and the day I went to college was the day it ended. When I moved into the dorms and…
-
Suitably Warm
“I don’t think I know what ‘suitably warm’ means. Like it is kind of warm, but not lukewarm? Not freezing cold? I don’t get it,” I listened to Chris mumble about our breakfast as I tried to park the truck. I had been listening to him mumble and grumble about food now for four days. I had no…