“Well this looks interesting,” Todd said to his two friends as they stood at the opening in the old castle wall that seemed to lead down a set of stone steps to an underground tunnel or chamber. “Who’s ready to follow me down those steps and explore whatever is down there?”
“Are you sure it’s safe to go down there?” Mary asked.
“I agree,” Brad said, “it looks a little sketchy to me.”
“You two are such a disappointment,” Todd said. “Can’t you see how discovering what these steps lead to is our destiny? I say we head on in without any further delay.”
“So what’s your plan, Todd!” Brad asked.
“I don’t need no stinkin’ plan, Bro,” Todd said. “Let’s just wing it, okay?”
“You two macho men can go down there by yourselves. I am not going to risk life and limb on this cockamamie misadventure. Who knows what will befall you if you go down there?” Mary said. “Besides, if I stay behind, when you get stuck or injured down there, I’ll be here to call for help.”
“Mary, you astonish me,” Todd exclaimed. “I thought you were adventurous.”
“I am, but I’m not foolhardy,” Mary said.
Todd and Brad stepped through the opening and started down the stone steps. That’s when Mary heard the screams. Then she heard Brad yell up at her, “Mary, get help quick!”
Written for KL Caley’s #writephoto prompt. Photo credit: KL Caley. Also for Jim Adams’ Thursday Inspiration prompt, where the theme is “follow.”Also for these daily prompts: Word of the Day Challenge (disappointment), Ragtag Daily Prompt (destiny), The Daily Spur (delay), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (wing), Your Daily Word Prompt (astonish), and MMA Storytime (exclaim).
This, That, and the Other 
Todd and Brad really stepped into it this time.
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That they did.
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Ah, a woman’s voice of reason and sensibility.
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😉
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Oh, no!
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Women are much wiser than men. 😛
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Yes. Women are much wiser indeed 😂😂😂
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Great to see cockamamie in there. That word is underused. 🙂
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It is a fun word, isn’t it?
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Excellent promptage ❤️
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It wasn’t too promptposterous?
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😂😂😂
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Brilliant. Glad she trusted her instincts. Thank you so much for joining in the challenge:
KL ❤
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Oh God! Women have to do everything. 🙂
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Should have listened to Mary or alternatively looked beyond the third step to see that there was no fourth, however they do seek help, so no mystery l guess …..
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That didn’t take long!
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Love it, I hope Mary was duely rewarded 🙂
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Mary was the voice of reason after all. I hope everyone survived!
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I guess there is no fourth step there. And, these castle steps seem like very dangerous.
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