Lizzy stopped and let go of her father’s hand. “No, I’m not going.”
“Lizzy, we have to keep moving, sweetheart,” her father said.
“No,” she insisted. “I saw this before. This is the field that Dorothy, Toto, the tin man, the scarecrow, and the lion went into and they all fell asleep for a long, long time. I’m not going in there.”
“Oh Lizzy, that was make believe,” Her father responded. “Besides, that was a field of red poppies. This is a field of purple heather. You have nothing to worry about.”
“Are you sure, Daddy?”
“Yes, sweetie, I’m sure,” he said as he grabbed her hand.
Lizzy pointed toward the hills in the distance. “Is that Oz?” she asked.
“No, honey, it’s freedom,” he answered. “Now let’s hurry before the secret police or the state security forces catch up with us.”
Written for Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo prompt.
Rather dark, but interesting.
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It’s reflective of the dark mood I’m in lately.
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That strikes me as the blurb on a jacket for a novel.
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All I need to do is write about 60,000 more words to complete the novel. 😉
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Yeah, that. 😉
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Good story Fandango. I hope they make it to freedom.
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Thanks. I hope so too!
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👍👍👍
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I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.
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That is oh so true!
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That is a great story! You could definitely add on to it!
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Thanks. I’d like to say I will add on to it. But I probably won’t. 🤷🏻♂️
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I do that all the time, think I will go back and add to something I have written. I rarely ever have. On my computer I have a boat load of started pieces.
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Fantasy and reality. A delightfully different take.
My story!
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I liked the end of this… lets hope they found freedom and a better life.
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I hope they were able to make it! Great take on the prompt
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Thanks.
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Thanks, Sue!
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I hope they make it to freedom…
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Me too!
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“Oh my”, as Dorothy would say. That took a turn! Excellent! 🙂
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Thank you, Lisa.
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