BIG ORANGE BALL

 

BIG ORANGE BALL

“Who gave permission for that monstrosity?” Joe asked in the bar.

“The Mayor has a new car,” Bill said.

Heads nodded sagely – it figured.

“Ten dollars to go inside – I hear it’s anti-gravity or something.”

“Someone has to try it out.”

 Mick passed the hat round for the cash, Joe drew the short straw. He waved nervously before disappearing inside the dome. There was a sucking noise.

“That sounded like a vacuum cleaner,” Bill said.

“Nah,” said Mick, “More like a drain plunger.”

They were still arguing the next day, after the orange ball had vanished.

They never saw Joe again.

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What on earth that big orange ball is for I can only imagine - which is the point of Friday Fictioneers, I suppose. So here is my interpretation of Dale Rogerson's photo. Presumably she knows?  To read other stories based on the image, follow the frog link from Rochelle's blog  https://rochellewisoff.com/