Photo prompt: © J Hardy Carroll
He packed his bags late at night, tiptoeing around the sleeping figures of his flatmates. His plan would only work for one.
Well, two, perhaps … But much as he wanted company, he knew from experience that the only person he could truly rely on was himself, and he couldn’t afford to add the caprice of another human into an already iffy situation.
He made his way through quiet side-streets, ears perked and eyes peeled. He would approach the lot from the back, scale the pole, rope and lug his luggage up, distribute the weight, check the dials.
Takeoff before dawn.
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers
Na'ama Yehuda 
Happy flying… 🙂
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Let’s hope … 😉
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Woo hoo!! Yeah, some plans are better off done solo…
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And … who knows where he’ll end up … eh? 😉
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As far as his imagination lets him, I suspect…
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Sounds about right … 😉
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😀
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I can only see it ending in disaster!
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I think you might be on to something … 😉
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Nice one. I wish him luck 🙂
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Me, too … though in what direction it is hard for me to know, exactly … 😉
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He’ll be lonely, you mark my words. He’ll be back within the week.
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That might depend how long they keep him where he’s going … 😉
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You’ve written this very skillfully, Na’ama. All the detail in this piece adds to the credibility of your reveal. Maybe the vehicle really will fly!
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Thank you, Penny! I don’t know if it’ll fly, or if he’ll end up … um … ‘transported’ to where people who think cars on top of poles can fly, end up in … Though, one never knows. Maybe he does know some things we don’t, and who knows what times he is alluding to. Is he even ‘one of us’ at all? 😉
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Na’ama Y’karah,
The whimsy of this made me smile. I could imagine him climbing up into that car and then, to the amazement of a bystander, taking off for real. Imaginative piece that kicks your reader’s imagination into gear. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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LOL, I adore your use of metaphor here! 🙂 Fantastic! 🙂 Thank you!
As for whether he’d actually get the car to take off or … well … not … remains to be seen, but I’m thinking – who knows!? 🙂
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Such a cool take on the photo, Na’ama.
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Thank you! It tickled me! 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Very well written and witty to boot.
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Thank you, Doug! 🙂
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But everyone needs a partner in crime. Share the glory. 😀.
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Indeed … 😉 LOL
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We have take off. I hope he finds what he’s expecting at the end of his flight
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Amen, Michael! 😉
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is he sleepwalking again? he better wakes up before he crashes. 🙂
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LOL, yeah! Better not crash! 🙂
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Sounds like a solid plan!
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Almost TOO solid … 😉
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Oh my. This character–is he about 10 years old? Child-like faith and all that?
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Perhaps, Linda … or perhaps he has some other ‘issues’ or … is … well … who knows … 😉
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An iffy situation it certainly is.
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Indeed! 🙂
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