PHOTO PROMPT © TED STRUTZ
The car window whined and knocked as Roger pressed the down button repeatedly.
“Gotta get that fixed,” he mumbled. A blast of misty air smelling of fish and diesel fuel assaulted his nostrils.
He hated the ferry. The cars and trucks sandwiched in rows, bumper to bumper like sardines triggered his claustrophobia.
On choppy days like today, the teeter-tottering of the vessel would likely curdle the yoghurt he’d had for breakfast. It wouldn’t be the first time he’d lost the contents of his stomach on this trip. But this would be the last time. He just didn’t know it yet.
~kat
100 words for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Friday Fictioneers Challenge inspired by the photo above by Ted Strutz.
like mercury colliding... 
June 21st, 2017 at 11:39 pm
Not a good day for Roger, eh?
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June 21st, 2017 at 11:39 pm
Nope. Not likely. 😳
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June 22nd, 2017 at 12:46 am
Oh! Poor Roger!
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:14 am
I know…😉
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June 22nd, 2017 at 1:34 am
Brilliant! I’m maybe going to give this one a try this week too.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:15 am
Thanks Kirst. You should! 😊
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June 22nd, 2017 at 2:33 am
Poor Roger.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:16 am
I know…his worst nightmare….
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:48 am
Yes indeed.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 4:12 am
I liked the smell – fish and diesel – it was a great touch
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:18 am
Thanks Neil. 😊
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June 22nd, 2017 at 4:18 am
An ominous end note!
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:19 am
I love a goof cliff hanger! 😉
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June 22nd, 2017 at 5:24 am
Now that’s a great cliff hanger. I wonder how gruesome it became?
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:20 am
It was definitely not good! 😉
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June 22nd, 2017 at 5:31 am
Creepy and so atmospheric ! reminds me of the many English cross channel journeys I have taken !
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:08 am
I’ve been on a few ferry trips…once when the ocean was stormy. It was a bit unsettling.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 7:43 am
Oh oh… Of course, he may discover later in the day that he inherited a huge fortune if he leaves immediately for Omaha, where i doubt there are many ferries going over the fishy, salty water 😉 But there is something ominous about the way you said it….
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June 22nd, 2017 at 10:07 am
I like your ending better than the one my brain was stewing Trent! 😊
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June 22nd, 2017 at 10:57 am
The ending seems dark, but I thought there might be another way to look at it.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 11:00 am
Indeed there is! Thanks Trent! 🙂
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June 22nd, 2017 at 9:47 am
Dear Kat,
Now that’s an open ended ending. Menacing or not? I’m curious. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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June 22nd, 2017 at 10:06 am
…or act of nature…it’s a mystery! 😉 Thank you Rochelle.
Peace,
Kat
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June 22nd, 2017 at 11:13 am
Oh, no. Such Drama. 😎😎🌹
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June 22nd, 2017 at 11:59 am
I think that I hope he won’t have much time to be terrified.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 2:23 pm
We can hope. 😉 Thanks for stopping by Gran.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:28 pm
Very atmospheric. What a great final line.
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June 22nd, 2017 at 6:39 pm
Thank you. 100 Words forces one to be succinct. I really like these challenges.
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June 23rd, 2017 at 11:26 am
Power errrr!
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June 23rd, 2017 at 5:38 pm
😊
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June 23rd, 2017 at 5:18 pm
Poor man, maybe being sea sick will distract him from seeing what’s coming and he won’t suffer too much
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June 23rd, 2017 at 5:38 pm
One can hope! 😳
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June 24th, 2017 at 2:09 am
I’ll hope his new anti-nausea med proves totally effective. Otherwise this doesn’t sound like a happy ending coming up.
Interestingly enough, years back when I took chemo the first time, I always had yoghurt for dinner before I went in. Since it’s already digested I figured it would be easier on my stomach. Never had trouble with nausea either. ☺
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June 24th, 2017 at 7:06 am
I learned something new about the healthy qualities of yoghurt. Hope all is well with you. Thanks for sharing your experience. 😊
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June 27th, 2017 at 7:45 am
That was back in 1981 as part of treatment for breast cancer. I’ve survived all these years and am very thankful for that. I don’t know if the yoghurt was the ticket to avoiding nausea, but it definitely is healthy.
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June 27th, 2017 at 7:56 pm
So glad you are here! ❤️
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June 24th, 2017 at 2:52 pm
Oh dear! That’s sounds final. Very well written. :o)
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June 26th, 2017 at 10:25 pm
Thank you. It was a rather gloomy photo prompt. 🙂
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June 24th, 2017 at 9:53 pm
He could have had something more appealing if he had known it was to be his last breakfast!
My story – ‘An empty bottle’
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June 24th, 2017 at 9:53 pm
I know, right?!
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June 26th, 2017 at 1:30 am
Oh no! Not a good ending! Feel bad that that is how he will spend his last moments. But I guess you never really know how you will spend your last moments, any one of us.
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June 26th, 2017 at 6:20 am
That is the lesson here. To make every moment count. ❤️
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