Rochelle, the seemingly tireless leader of Friday Fictioneers is relaxing for the summer weeks by posting previously used photo prompts on her blog. https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ This photo taken by Douglas M MacIlray is the first picture for which I have already written a story, but you're not getting that - for one thing I can't remember what I wrote before!
Besides, the new story below is more topical, as my daughter and son-in-law are in the throes of packing to move from Tenerife to Northern Ireland. This story is for them.
PACKING
Mandy was
emptying the top of the wardrobe when something coiled around her wrist. Startled,
she yanked her hand back, but it was only a flex.
“Alan! I’ve
found that drill!” she yelled and tugged at the flex. The drill shot free
suddenly and just missed Mandy’s shoulder, pulling her off balance. Instinctively
she clutched the nearest shelf and toppled backwards with the wardrobe on top
of her. Unhurt but smothered by clothes, she yelled again. “Alan! I need help!”
But Alan
had found another forgotten treasure, and it’s impossible to hear anything with
your head inside a diving helmet.
