Memories (Friday Fictioneers)
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It was a printed image. I’d not seen one in years. This one found in a box dad kept under the bed. A note on the back scrawled in dad’s handwriting, Last day before abduction, EARTH 1979.
Wait, what? Abduction?
I took the image out to mum, thrusting it under her nose. Her green skin was a shade darker than mine. Her lavender colored eyes narrowed. “Yeah, I’d hoped you wouldn’t…”
“Tell me.”
“It was long ago, another time. It was what was done back then.
I sighed. Hopefully he was happy now. Maybe in death he would go home.
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Mum didn’t tell her about her origins? That’s just stoking up trouble for later in life. Great story, Laurie
And know she knows… oh dear. You are right about later trouble, Neil. 😊
Inventive take on the prompt. Well done.
Thank you Sandra!
Could be aliens, could be humans – I like that you leave it open.
Hmmmmm indeed 😉 thanks Iain.
What a great little story – so unexpected and different – loved it!
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Thank you Susan! 😊
Poor Dad. I hope he led a good life out there in the wider galaxy…
I think for the most part yes he did… see the world had a new meaning when it’s galaxywide
Dear Laurie,
So Daddy was an Earthling? Wouldn’t she have noticed or did he die before she was born? Different take on the prompt.Imaginative.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Hi Rochelle, great questions. He died long ago and though I didn’t write it she does have lighter skin (I had it and then chopped it for space!)
Presumably there are different types on her world.😊
Thanks for reading. Great prompt this week
Intriguing! A glimpse of the future though Laurie’s eyes! Excellent.
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What a great take on the prompt. We were just discussing on whether or not one should tell their child if they’re adopted… or if something like this happened to Daddy…. 😉
Wow really? Amazing timing. 😊
So Dad was an Earthling and Mom was an alien. Intriguing. You set the scene well for a longer story, Laurie.
It seems dad had a good life anyway… sooner or later it’s best to know the truth.
Well I guess it’s one way of mixing up the genes. Interesting and different
Great story, leaving me wanting more. It seems dad was happy and made a a good life despite his abduction. Great throw away line from mum – ‘. It was what was done back then,’ and the reference to shades of skin colour. Wonderful.
Thank you Sarah, exactly! Thanks for reading 😊
Evidently mom and dad got along rather well. Fun story.
Yes in the end they did 😊 thanks for reading