A Letterbomb
Words 200
Dear Mom,
I am going away. Far away. You won’t have to wake up early, send me to school, or pack my lunch. You’ll be free. Don’t bother looking for me. I am going to another planet – Zeutron, my home planet.
Didn’t Dad always say I was good-for-nothing trash? Turns out that I fell out from the spaceship hovering over Earth into the garbage dump. They’ve been searching for me ever since. After all, I am the Prince and heir to Zeutron. My parents, real parents were so desperate to find me that they stationed one of their best undercover agents (better than 007!) on Earth with orders to find me or die here.
You remember the guard at the mall? He’s not human. He’s a Zeutronian and his name is Gerkle. He recognized me right away, but he had to play his cards well so as to gain my trust. He told me everything once we became friends. We are leaving on the spaceship that arrives tonight. I’m not taking anything along except for a photo of you and me. Maybe you can come and visit me sometime. To see how I am doing.
Lots of love
Dan
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Written for the Sunday Photo Fiction – a story in 200 words or less. Thanks to Alistair Forbes for hosting the challenge and the photo prompt. To read the other stories inspired by this prompt click here.
This is a letterbomb! Poor Mom. We won’t say poor dad, doesn’t sound like he was worth it. Good one, Dahlia. Very imaginative!
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Thanks a lot Sascha. Even I was a bit taken aback by where this one went 😀
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Indeed, very imaginative. So that human is an alien lol 😀 Maybe the food is better on the other planet 😀
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Naah. Methinks it is food which is going to make Dan miss good old Earth🤓
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Awwww. Maybe him ‘mum’ can come and visit and bring him the burger and fries 😀
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😍 how on earth did you guess that!😂🙌
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Because I guessed and I was right 😂 I deserve a burger and fries treat now 😂😂
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😀🤣🤣 nice try Mabel😉
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Wonderful imagination !
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Thanks Megs – a bit surprised myself 😀
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🙂
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Oh Dear, I fear Dan has been abducted by the guard Gerkle with ulterior motives.It certainly is a bomb.I hope the parents rush to the mall and rescue their son from the evil. He must have fed the little boy with the outer space story. Hello Dahlia, I think I have hijacked ( kidnapped) your story.
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Hi Ferdi! I confess I do like it (well most of the times) when my story is hijacked and a neat conclusion arrived at 😀
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I feel sad that the boy is neglected by his parents and he made friends with someone who became friendly and gave him some attention. I am afraid dan is being groomed by Girkle. It is a story we read often in paper or hear it in TV news.
On the other end no such horror story. The lonely boy has invented a new identity for himself and has an imaginary friend Girkle.
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There is that (happier) possibility as well! Or even that it is the truth – he too is an alien 😉
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Mom would have been shocked to the core
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Maybe not if she really was the awful kinds. Appreciate your taking time to read and comment 🙂
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Ha, love this – quite a revelation! 🙂
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Thanks Iain
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Nice, Dahlia. A great take on the challenge 🙂
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Thanks Mahesh!
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Leaving on a spaceship! Love this!
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Thanks Theresa 🙂
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What a letter bomb that was!!..would have created quite an explosion in his mom(on earth)
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😀
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Oh my!!! The child’s imagination running wild when deeply scarred, highly influenced by the latest technology…. he just wants to go far away, poor soul!!
Hahaa, that guy looks like an alien to you 😂
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Doesnt he look like an alien to you? 😛
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