PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Have you ever wanted to get away? Your stepdad is too bullish, your mom never comes home, your family just hates you…
Our neighbor, Mr. Stevenson was in our house cleaning the carpet. He told me to look out at his roof. “When you see a bluebird on the windowsill, jump to that roof and slide down. There will be a truck below, no, wait…you will slide into a magical jungle underneath.”
“You’re full of it,” I said, heading out of the room to play video games in the basement.
He shrugged. “How do you think I keep on smiling?”
~100 words
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