This week’s story prompt from Julia is “….the extreme weather meant…“, and she asks us to add a hundred words of our own to turn the prompt into a story.
There’s a crumb of reality behind my little fable – years ago, I came across a book about a small valley in New Guinea which, according to the writers, had a nearly perfect climate. Jack, and his story, are straight out of my imagination.
Please tell me what you think of it!
Escape
Nobody could fool Jack. To him, the extreme weather meant disaster looming. Time to escape to the world’s best climate – he just had to locate it. No traceable internet research; he read about his refuge in an old book, traveled to New Guinea, hired a driver.
Who loved to talk. “You wouldn’t believe how we’ve changed. My grandpa only ever thought about raising pigs. Now look around – roads, electricity, why, I’ve got my own web site.”
“What for?”
The driver grinned. “Help grandma market the pigs. Where were you going again?” Jack repeated the name of the perfect valley. The road wound higher past a hydroelectric dam. The car stopped. “Hope you can swim.” An expansive gesture toward the lake. “It’s down there, all flooded.”
A bit like Lake Powell, Utah, where we once went on a houseboat vacation for a week. It used to be a beautiful canyon area. Sigh.
Yes…my husband’s family used to have a woodland cabin that’s now under a reservoir. Time moves on.
Nothing stays the same. Well written story.
Thank you! Yes, he should have thought to check on how things are today
Oh no its too late, everything is different (you often make me feel that!)
Do I really? I never noticed! But yes, things change, and he didn’t remember that…lives too much inside his own head, I think.
that’s life
And he should have thought of that ahead of time – oh well that’s life!
Progress…yes..sudden leaps and jumps, crushing what may be crushed. True tale really..
Yes, gains and losses, and we never win by trying to do everything secretively on our own. Heck, even a pirate captain needs a crew!
oh yes…definitely…though not composed of people you’d like to take home for dinner!
Oh what a shame. I do feel sorry for him in a way…..but he really should have checked!
Yes, exactly! He’s too suspicious and too sure of himself…so he gets himself into trouble.
Nice! I like what you did with that!
Check out mine: http://tinyurl.com/bg4ugbj
Thank you, Alicia!
Oh dear, what a shame. But, with all the technology he had he should have checked it out first!
You’re absolutely right – but he was afraid other people would find out about his getaway. Oops!