“It’s so beautiful daddy. It’s like daytime in the middle of the night!”
Wayne drew his family close, tears streaming down his face. All around them other families huddled in loving clusters to witness the event. It was a scene replicated around the world.
Days earlier, world leaders and their wealthy friends boarded space vessels that would transport them to a new planet galaxies away. The ozone they had depleted in their lust for greed and power left the earth vulnerable to the impending solar flare.
“It is beautiful Zoe,” Wayne whispered, as a great flash of light consumed them.
kat – 2 March 2017
(100 Words)
For Rochelle Wiseoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers. A flash fiction challenge inspired by her beautiful photo of the sky.
like mercury colliding... 
March 3rd, 2017 at 12:29 am
😦
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March 3rd, 2017 at 6:13 am
I know…I’m a monster. 😉
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March 3rd, 2017 at 6:57 am
I should have warned everyone…it was a cautionary tale…and the alien theme had already been told…so I went with the apocalypse. 😱
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March 3rd, 2017 at 2:38 am
Wait, what just happened? All that planning and just after the nick of time?? Good story though. 🙂
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March 3rd, 2017 at 6:16 am
Thank you. More of a cautionary tale.
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March 3rd, 2017 at 5:18 pm
Dear Kat,
Again, welcome to Friday Fictioneers. Frightening story and all too believable these days. Well done. I look forward to reading more from you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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March 3rd, 2017 at 5:20 pm
Thank you. Looking to get back to more flash Fiction 😊
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March 3rd, 2017 at 6:27 pm
Oh man…. the rich escape… sad tale indeed!
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March 3rd, 2017 at 6:42 pm
I kinda think that’s how it would go down if it happened. 🙁
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March 3rd, 2017 at 6:42 pm
Methinks so too
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March 4th, 2017 at 3:35 am
Sill, on the plus side they got rid of all the leaders and the plutocrats
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March 4th, 2017 at 7:53 am
Haha. At least for a day or so! 👍🏻
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March 4th, 2017 at 4:41 pm
I hope the solar flare turned away from earth at the last minute. And the space craft got lost.🙂
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March 4th, 2017 at 4:41 pm
That would be a very good ending! 👍🏻😊
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March 4th, 2017 at 7:53 pm
My heart broke. I am glad the child didn’t understand enough to experience the fear.
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March 4th, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Thanks for commenting Magaly. As parents we always protect our children as much as we are able. ❤
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March 4th, 2017 at 8:11 pm
Indeed.
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March 4th, 2017 at 7:54 pm
Ouch! What a beautiful-dark tragedy. 🌹
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March 4th, 2017 at 8:16 pm
I know. As mentioned…more of a cautionary tale. 😱
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March 4th, 2017 at 8:29 pm
Right on. 😉 Oh, but still a great tale to be re-told and shared again and again. 🙂
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March 4th, 2017 at 9:34 pm
A very poignant cautionary tale. Hopefully we still have time to change, and if not, at least keep the bastards here so they can suffer with the rest of us.
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March 5th, 2017 at 12:08 pm
A cautionary tale indeed. It’s a shame that many of those that need to listen do not. Nicely told, Kat.
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March 5th, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Thank you. Sadly you are right.
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March 5th, 2017 at 4:53 pm
It’s spot on with these world leaders, I think. Seeing the end come is a sad and horrible thought. Great tale.
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March 5th, 2017 at 4:57 pm
Thanks. I’m afraid so. Hopefully people will wake up before it’s too late. 🙁
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March 5th, 2017 at 5:33 pm
…..but, if they don’t, I hope that there is no forewarning! Great tale Kat.
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March 5th, 2017 at 7:31 pm
I’m with you Peter. Ignorance, in this case, is bliss!
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March 5th, 2017 at 6:22 pm
This is far too close to the truth. Well done and welcome to our merry band.
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March 7th, 2017 at 11:28 pm
What a bittersweet tale! Interestingly, I wrote a story along similar lines.
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