(100-word flash fiction)
“Blue or pink?” Her outstretched palm holds two tiny, gleaming globes.
His pulse quickens. She is gazing at him with clouded eyes, her face impassive.
“I hope you’re not trying to kill me.” His laugh sounds fake.
He picks up the pink pill, drops it into his mouth. She does the same with the blue one.
Everything begins to get hazy, the world disappears in slow motion.
Through the haze, her voice cuts through, “I hope you don’t remember anything.”
The room rearranges itself around him, his room from 10 years ago.
Across an ocean, she gets off a bus.
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Time travel, anyone? I felt in these troubled times, a bit of magic realism would be fun. It’s good to be back. Hope everyone’s steering clear of the dreaded C virus and getting their shots. Thanks Rochelle, for helping keeping our creative juices flowing.
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That was sweet. Apart from her hoping he didn’t remember anything. That was sinsister
Thanks, Neil.
That’s a strange one, interesting story.
Thanks, Mason.
Interesting take on the prompt – if only we could go back and redo the last couple of years, starting with preventing the dreaded C from ever appearing!
Ah! But then the C has appeared for a reason. How are we going to learn without lessons?
Dear Joy,
We watched the movie Synchronic a couple of nights ago. It was very much like your story with pills and time travel. Of course, now I can hear Grace Slick singing, “One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUY2kJE0AZE I did enjoy your story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle 🙂 I must watch this movie now 🙂 Hasn’t come on Netflix here yet.
I half expected a good old fashioned sex reversal story… love the unexpected. Wonder what he did to her that she would send him back ten years…. Have a great week!
I didn’t quite get the expectation for sex reversal until it clicked about the pink and blue thing. In our culture, pink and blue is not related to gender 🙂 🙂 🙂
It’s not? Wow, that’s actually kinda nice to hear. What do those colors mean to you? I’ve always considered pink to be the color of love, and love to be the color of loyalty.
Pink is buoyant and blue is peaceful. I am a portrait photographer so I can see the effects of colour that people wear on their mood.
I thought it was going to be some kind of gender predictive tale. Novel idea!
Nah! I don’t associate pin and blue with gender 🙂 Thanks, Sandra.
This was not what I expected and I liked where you went with it. It makes me wonder what would have happened had he chosen the blue pill.
I might have to write another story to unravel that 😀
That was unique. Great idea.
Thanks a lot !!!
Ooh, the possibilities and the dangers. I’m wondering if this is a trip or a “trip.”
A bit of both. 🙂
Well if the pink one means you are sent back in time to relive something and the blue one means you are off on some adventure. I’ll take the blue please.
You usually pick the one you’re most in need of 🙂
Now that is a grand plan!
Welcome back, Jolly 🙂 Sounds like the kind of pills where your subconscious determines the coordinates. Fun story.
I like that you see it that way. 90% of the time our subconscious is making our choices.
I believe you!
He took a chance – not one I’d take!
Either pill was taking a chance. Besides, he didn’t have much of a choice 🙂
I’d have a go if it came with a guarantee I could come back in a couple of years by which time things should have got back to normal!
My story!
Unfortunately, we are already in the new normal 😦
A pink one for me, please. I love time travel!
Your wish might come true some day Brenda.
You set this time travel story up perfectly. Wonder what’s ahead for both of them?!
Thanks Dora! It’s very intriguing!
This prompt certainly lends itself to magic and fantasy 🙂
Yes, it does. Thanks Linda.
Is there a pill for the future? Unique take on the prompt!
With time travel you can never tell if you’re going backwards or forwards 🙂
Ah, that’s an intriguing twist. Cool idea!
Thanks very much!
Very mysterious take on the prompt, leaves us wanting to know more. Nice one.
Thanks Subroto!