Planet of the lost (Friday Fictioneers)
PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz
Picking over the remains of the ground vehicle I find nothing of use.
Global Warming is a myth they shouted from the city high-rises… well, tell that to those of us left.
It hadn’t taken long for everything to fall apart. Mother Nature is a strong witch. She started reclaiming the earth immediately. This was once a freeway. Now…
A screech overhead sends me diving into the confines of the car. Hiding is the only option. Don’t let them see you.
Heart racing, I wait. Silence is unnerving. Another screech, softer. It’s heading away.
Gotta keep moving. It’ll be back.
This is a Friday Fictioneers prompt
Word count: 100
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Rambles, writing and amusing musings 
I can’t help but be a little on Mother Nature’s side here. Nice one.
Thanks Iain, she’s not swayed by sides or people, and I think she’s getting pissed off 🙂
Great thriller atmosphere and a message too. Just my kind of thing
Thank you Neil! Always look up is my motto
Exciting and sadly all too realistic glimpse into the future. I now want to know if the screeching comes from mutated birds or some robot ship…
Such good questions! I was imagining a mutated bird but I love the idea of a spaceship too.
Or is that screeching like the drones in Iain’s novel… passing on information to the big evil at the top.
I’m with Nature, take it over, already!
Thanks Dale, I have a bit of a fear about nature (I get hay fever and have an allergy to certain grass) so it’s truly a horror in my mind. Nature is not against any one person or group, she’s truly impartial in taking back everything.
Can’t say I blame her 😉
Wow! that was an awesome read, had me wanting to dive into the car, too! 🙂
A dystopian world indeed. The what and the why?
I enjoyed reading this story, with it screeches,
Thank you Michael! Always look up 😉
Dear Laurie,
My mind went straight to Mad Max. I can feel the atmosphere and see the deserted freeway with weeds growing through the cracks. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Oh yes… gotta run, gotta keep moving
Global warming is real. Mother Nature is angry. What is screeching above?
Ooooo you don’t want to know 😲
Very convincing scene-setting. We should be afraid.
Thank you Margaret 😊
You tell the story fluently, and it draws the reader in. I think there’s a longer story here in embryo.
Thanks so much Penny!
Oh.. I wander who will be the new rulers coming behind us…
Made me think of what’s written on the mirror
“Objects in mirror are closer than they appear”
Oooooo yes how fascinating and terrifying!
The atmosphere of dread is very effective. Cataclysmic events, a strange new world.
Thank you so much 😊
Brilliant write full of interest.
Thank you! 😊
Good one! Nice line… Mother Nature is a strong witch.
Thanks Ted. This is so true