This piece was written for the Carrot Ranch’s weekly 99 word challenge on the theme of ‘first flight’.
Every schoolyard has it’s Bomber, so-called for his propensity to drop tucked-legged from the high board at the local pool and make tidal waves that left smaller children spluttering. Big for his age, monobrow hovering over piggy eyes, permanent Band-Aids on his knuckles from the dragging and never short of choices for lunch. I knew my turn at victimhood would eventually come and it did the day I asked him to desist from inserting my friend’s head into a toilet bowl. Leering excitedly at the opportunity for fresh blood, he ambled towards me and my first flight began.
True friendship: pleading to keeps a buddy’s head out of the toilet…
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Doug, your flash richly details a bully, and a character’s first encounter. I like how you played with the fight or flight concept for this one.
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Thanks, Charli.
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It was definitely time to run, but only after you’d saved your friend. Well done.
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Thanks, Norah.
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But what a terrific way to become his victim and take that first flight. Such a good friend!
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