‘L’ for Life’s Choices (Friday-Flash-Fictioneers)

Life’s Choices

‘I wanted you to see beauty before you go’ he said genially

Johnny looked around momentarily ‘That’s kind of you executioner, I love the sight of it’

‘Pity you may be seeing it a last time’ he said tersely

‘My death is as sure as egg is egg in your hands’ Johnny replied calmly

‘With you I would rather be liberal. Would you rather jump into the manhole or walk through that tunnel?

Johnny tossed the proposition in his mind. Both are surely for death. I will rather a familiar devil; a jump or a walk: who knows what either held.

He flipped into the manhole.

He started up from the dream, still in his cell.

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This is a sequel to Johnny waits to die and the conclusion is well developing. Thanks for reading.

This is at once a contribution to the #AtoZChallenge and for the regular Friday Fictioneers cafe at Madison Woods’ Blog visit her to get a potpourri of thoughts inspired by the photo prompt.

24 thoughts on “‘L’ for Life’s Choices (Friday-Flash-Fictioneers)”

Nicely written Charles, very prose-like. And observant too, I hadn’t even noticed the manhole cover either. Well done.

http://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/a-place-to-die-for-friday-fictioneers-13-april-2012/

Charles Oyeleke Williams says:

April 13, 2012 at 13:05

Thanks Sandra…thought to give a jolt there about the manhole…Over to your now!

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littlewonder2 says:

April 13, 2012 at 15:40

Oh yeah! Can’t believe I didn’t see that!

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1. Sandra says:
  
  April 13, 2012 at 15:50
  
  I went through that picture with a fine toothcomb looking for something to hang a story on …
2. littlewonder2 says:
  
  April 13, 2012 at 15:52
  
  I only glanced over it once before I knew what direction I wanted to take it; it was weirdly similar to something I just recently wrote with one of my own original characters. So I just went with that.

I, too, hadn’t noticed the manhole cover. This was wonderfully done. I shall have to check out your other stories. 🙂

Here’s mine:

http://sarahthestoryteller.wordpress.com

Charles Oyeleke Williams says:

April 13, 2012 at 13:41

Thanks for stopping by Sarah. Please, take the liberty to do, i’d really appreciate your effort. Thanks, again!

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Well written, it’s amazing what our eyes miss… I too hadn’t spotted the manhole. I hadn’t even picked up on the benches either. Good work 🙂

http://freejournowriter.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/friday-fictioneers-going-under/

Charles Oyeleke Williams says:

April 13, 2012 at 14:06

Thanks for stopping by!

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Hi Charles – I especially liked the “sure as egg is egg” comment and the sudden awakening from the dream. I feel for Johnny! Thanks for stopping by mine!

Ok you got me! I hadn’t read your previous one so the twist took me by surprise. Nicely gritty, too. I liked it.

Here’s mine: http://ajaroffireflies.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridayfictioneers-nightmare-tunnel.html

That was a clever little tale – and the manhole cover was an unexpected bit of business. Very observant.
Laura

Great my friend, just great. I never noticed the manhole and that angle makes all the difference, man. But then manhole or tunnel, ‘all die be die’ as one politician said in my country. It’s only a dream, after all.

The is well written, Charles.

Here is mine: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/flash-fiction-story-eloped/

There are a lot of twists and turns in this one. Love it!
Here is mine~
http://susielindau.com/2012/04/13/high-hopes-150-word-flash-fiction/

I liked the end quite a bit. What a difficult position he’s in and how mentally straining it must be waiting to die.

http://littlewonder2.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/friday-fictioneers-halfway-bridge/

A choice of our method of death? Very interesting, a choice we all face yet are usually unaware of. Thanks for making me think.

Here’s mine:http://teschoenborn.com/2012/04/13/friday-fictioneers-3/

I had to read it a couple of times to “get it” (sometimes I’m rather slow that way), but when I did, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

mine’s here http://russellgayer.blogspot.com/

Feels very different to your usual #FF style, but it’s still of the same great quality. I love the idea of him dreaming about the executioner and what I presume to be symbolism with the manhole and the tunnel, despite not understanding what either of them might represent. Well done!

Mine is this-a-way:
http://garybaileywriting.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/134/

What interesting choices as ways to die. I think I would have taken the tunnel!

You have a great eye for detail. I never even noticed the manhole cover. I enjoyed the pacing and movement of this story, it flowed evenly and slowly. Here’s mine: http://postcardfiction.com/2012/04/13/the-incident/