PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bulltot
“This used to be a hospital?” Roma asked, pictures flashing through his head.
“Yes, in fact…” the guide continued.
“Big deal,” Billy grunted. He should’ve known better than to come all the way here with Roma and his hippy mother and foreign dad, from, where was it again? To stay in a room with no cable t.v., no pool, no cell service…
“I love History!” Roma jogged over to a tour guide in costume.
“Let me tell you the horrors of this inner chamber!” The man said, ghoulishly.
An hour later, Billy emerged from the building a converted History buff.
~100 words~
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Horror, the way to a boy’s heart. Good story!
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🙂 Thank you!
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Haha. Nice one Pamela. there’s nothing like scaring the young to get their attention and keep it, and teach them something all at once.
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Amen to that!
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I like that he was converted – history is interesting if you find the right stories to interest you! 🙂
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So true!
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Smart tour guide, knowing the way into a boy’s heart!
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😉 When having to compete with video games!
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So true!
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Ha! Yes indeed, history is fascinating when you suddenly see it in its stark truth.
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Great lesson for Billy, and a lot more exciting than his games.
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