“You walk up to the man, ask for directions to the Church. He will direct you towards a stone Fountain. You light a cigarette, take three puffs, stub it out and walk in the opposite direction”.
“Got it”.
“Aaction”.
“Cut” boomed the loudspeaker.
“I said ask for directions, not head there yourself”
“Take two”.
“Cut”. Again. “You ask for directions, not have a discussion”.
“Take three”.
“Cut! You take three puffs and walk, not sit for a smoke and be in a trance”.
“Take four”.
“Cut! I said, walk, not fly!
This was going to be a fuckin long day.
Part of Friday Fictioneers. 100 Words or less Short story, courtesy Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
More stories on the Friday Fiction, Jul 17 edition, click link.
Word Count: 100.
Also part of Midweek Wordle #7 @ A Prompt Each Day, where you use any three words from the given list. Words as option:
Fly, Day, Bones, Trance, Fountain, Dream, Paper, Stone, Lack and Girls
I’ve heard it’s like that too. What a long, long day! Well done!
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Maybe if he just followed the directions, he could do his scene and enjoy the rest of the day off! Some people just have knack… 😀
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Indeed… 🙂
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Fly?! You had me there! Nice story.
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Thanks Claire… Loved the twist on Nadia btw…
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There’ll always be a method actor. Great take.
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Thanks Sandra.
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It will be alright on the night.
Good piece.
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Yep, I believe so… Thanks for stoppingby
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