Shadows for Lunch Miscalenia: Papaya, Black Rasperry, Vinegar
Author: Jynxed
Title: Surrogates
Story: Shadows For Lunch
Challenge: Black Raspberry #30 (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step), Vinegar #1 (keep out of reach of children), Papaya #7 (I've got your back)
Topping: Whipped Cream
Word Count: 225
Rating: G
Chronology: Alex is about 9 here, Loretta and Mikel are about 15.
Note: Vinegar #1 is referring to Alex’s father.
Alex was shaking in my arms. I could tell he was crying, even as he tried to hide his tears. This was not the first time I held him like this. I certainly hoped it would be the last.
The door opened, and Mikel walked in. His face was concerned as he saw Alex still sitting on my lap, shaking. I whispered softly, as if Alex was sleeping. “What happened?” Mikel smiled at me reassuringly.
“We had a talk.”
I looked at him quizzically. I doubted that was all that happened. “What did you do to his father?”
“We had a talk.”
His accent was just like he was, subtle but stubborn. It had been already eight years since he got to America, but his Finnish accent never left his voice. Likewise, I knew I would not be able to get any more then ‘We had a talk,’ out of him.
Alex sniffed a bit, “Lore-Lore?”
Only these two could call me that.
“Yes?”
“Don’t make me go back there.”
I pulled him closer. I could not keep him with me, he would be brought home by the scientists soon enough. All I could offer was, “He won’t touch you any more. I promise.”
Mikel, always the angel, knelt in front of us, “Don’t worry, Alex. I made sure of that. Today, everything will change.”
Author: Jynxed
Title: Not Just Good at Computers
Story: Shadows For Lunch
Challenge: Papaya #3 (I smell a rat), Black Raspberry #16 (When the cat's away, the mice will play)
Word Count: 122
Rating: G
Alex set down Alice, her whiskers flicking as she sniffed the floor. “Key, Alice, Key.”
The rat scurried under the door, and disappeared for a few seconds. A moment later, the gleam of gold could be seen from under the door. Alice squeezed back under the door with the key in her mouth. She ran back to Alex, dropped the key in his hand, and scurried back into the safety of Alex’s oversized jacket.
Alex handed Alice a Yogi when she suck her head out of his jacket, sitting on his shoulder. “Good girl”. He took the key, put it into the lock, and pushed the door open. He pulled a walkie-talkie out of his pocket and spoke into it, “We’re in.”
Title: Surrogates
Story: Shadows For Lunch
Challenge: Black Raspberry #30 (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step), Vinegar #1 (keep out of reach of children), Papaya #7 (I've got your back)
Topping: Whipped Cream
Word Count: 225
Rating: G
Chronology: Alex is about 9 here, Loretta and Mikel are about 15.
Note: Vinegar #1 is referring to Alex’s father.
Alex was shaking in my arms. I could tell he was crying, even as he tried to hide his tears. This was not the first time I held him like this. I certainly hoped it would be the last.
The door opened, and Mikel walked in. His face was concerned as he saw Alex still sitting on my lap, shaking. I whispered softly, as if Alex was sleeping. “What happened?” Mikel smiled at me reassuringly.
“We had a talk.”
I looked at him quizzically. I doubted that was all that happened. “What did you do to his father?”
“We had a talk.”
His accent was just like he was, subtle but stubborn. It had been already eight years since he got to America, but his Finnish accent never left his voice. Likewise, I knew I would not be able to get any more then ‘We had a talk,’ out of him.
Alex sniffed a bit, “Lore-Lore?”
Only these two could call me that.
“Yes?”
“Don’t make me go back there.”
I pulled him closer. I could not keep him with me, he would be brought home by the scientists soon enough. All I could offer was, “He won’t touch you any more. I promise.”
Mikel, always the angel, knelt in front of us, “Don’t worry, Alex. I made sure of that. Today, everything will change.”
Author: Jynxed
Title: Not Just Good at Computers
Story: Shadows For Lunch
Challenge: Papaya #3 (I smell a rat), Black Raspberry #16 (When the cat's away, the mice will play)
Word Count: 122
Rating: G
Alex set down Alice, her whiskers flicking as she sniffed the floor. “Key, Alice, Key.”
The rat scurried under the door, and disappeared for a few seconds. A moment later, the gleam of gold could be seen from under the door. Alice squeezed back under the door with the key in her mouth. She ran back to Alex, dropped the key in his hand, and scurried back into the safety of Alex’s oversized jacket.
Alex handed Alice a Yogi when she suck her head out of his jacket, sitting on his shoulder. “Good girl”. He took the key, put it into the lock, and pushed the door open. He pulled a walkie-talkie out of his pocket and spoke into it, “We’re in.”