Theme #16
16. Behind the blue curtain
pencil gal
309 words
Mamoru sat on his stool, lights flashing around him and looked curiously at the three blue curtains in front of him. There was a scantily clad woman standing beside each one holding an edge, obviously ready to pull the curtains back. He turned his head when he heard an announcer beside him. “So let’s see what you’ve won!” the announcer called out. A non-existent audience began cheering.
“Behind curtain number 1 is memories of your dead parents.” Blonde pulled back the first curtain to reveal a yellow-bricked road. “Behind curtain number 2 is your medical degree.” Brunette tugged on her curtain to reveal a floating framed certificate. “And behind curtain number three is Tsukino Usagi!” Red-head opened the final curtain revealing a nervous Usagi standing there in a sexy red dress with matching high heels.
The invisible crowd began yelling numbers at him trying to convince him which to pick. “So which is it Mamoru?” the announcer asked. “Will it be memories of your parents, a medical degree, or Usagi?”
Over the noise of the crowd Mamoru heard another voice shouting. “Baka! BAKA!”
- - -
Usagi growled in frustration as she shook the sleeping Mamoru. She lowered her mouth close to his ear and screamed as loud as she could. “BAKA!”
Mamoru shot up, his eyes wide and glanced around frantically. His gaze landed on Usagi who still had a hand on his shoulder. She looked at him as if he was some strange specimen of something. “You fell asleep,” said Usagi. “Then you started mumbling something about ‘number three, give me three, I want three.’” Mamoru blanched as he remembered his dream and just what ‘number 3’ meant. Usagi glanced over Mamoru speculatively and continued, “I think you need some coffee Mamoru-baka.” With that she turned and left the arcade.
Mamoru groaned and slammed his head down onto the counter.
- Samantha
pencil gal
309 words
Mamoru sat on his stool, lights flashing around him and looked curiously at the three blue curtains in front of him. There was a scantily clad woman standing beside each one holding an edge, obviously ready to pull the curtains back. He turned his head when he heard an announcer beside him. “So let’s see what you’ve won!” the announcer called out. A non-existent audience began cheering.
“Behind curtain number 1 is memories of your dead parents.” Blonde pulled back the first curtain to reveal a yellow-bricked road. “Behind curtain number 2 is your medical degree.” Brunette tugged on her curtain to reveal a floating framed certificate. “And behind curtain number three is Tsukino Usagi!” Red-head opened the final curtain revealing a nervous Usagi standing there in a sexy red dress with matching high heels.
The invisible crowd began yelling numbers at him trying to convince him which to pick. “So which is it Mamoru?” the announcer asked. “Will it be memories of your parents, a medical degree, or Usagi?”
Over the noise of the crowd Mamoru heard another voice shouting. “Baka! BAKA!”
- - -
Usagi growled in frustration as she shook the sleeping Mamoru. She lowered her mouth close to his ear and screamed as loud as she could. “BAKA!”
Mamoru shot up, his eyes wide and glanced around frantically. His gaze landed on Usagi who still had a hand on his shoulder. She looked at him as if he was some strange specimen of something. “You fell asleep,” said Usagi. “Then you started mumbling something about ‘number three, give me three, I want three.’” Mamoru blanched as he remembered his dream and just what ‘number 3’ meant. Usagi glanced over Mamoru speculatively and continued, “I think you need some coffee Mamoru-baka.” With that she turned and left the arcade.
Mamoru groaned and slammed his head down onto the counter.
- Samantha