PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Screeching alarms split his head, flashing lights blared but it was immaterial now, he’d taken out all of his captors. Their futile attempts to stop him were no match for his deadly combination of karate and cunning.
Blood flowed from his shoulder, one of them had got lucky but that was no impediment, he’d stitch it up with the thread concealed in his teeth.
The last corridor to negotiate; he strode down it confidently; the enemy had nothing left.
“Davies! What are you doing dawdling here? The lesson’s started.”
“Damn! A survivor!” He was caught. “Another afternoon of double maths.”
Written for Friday Fictioneers – a 100 words story based on a photo prompt. Hosted by Rochelle. Read the other entries here.
Michael Wynn 
Cute twist
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Thanks, Neil
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Sounds like a typical day in the life for me when I was a senior in high school. 😀
Good stuff, Mike.
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Thanks, I think we’ve all been there by the sounds of it
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Great surprise ending – he’ll need his maths to become a game designer!
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That’s a good point, thanks.
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Ha.. I guess that fantasy can work that way… harsh return to reality.
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It is a harsh return, but he’ll emerge the other end OK I should imagine. Thanks, Bjorn
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He’ll go far, probably in creative writing. Nicely done.
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Thanks, Sandra, I’m sure he will
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Why do I picture Calvin of “Calvin and Hobbes”? Love it. Nothing like imagination to take you away from a dreaded school subject…
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It’s funny you should say that, because having written it and read it back I did consider whether I should put apologies to Calvin and Hobbes, before it. Thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed it
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Great minds…😉
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Great twist. Davies has a vivid imagination!
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Thanks Clare, I think he does
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“…he’d stitch it up with the thread concealed in his teeth.” Loved!
Thanks for that!
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NO, thank-you for reading and your kind comment
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Hahaha! Well done. Did not see that coming! School! lol it can be like a massive action movie
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Thanks, glad you liked it. Some of my favourite moments were daydreaming at school. There’s a lot to be said for it
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He took appropriate action to avoid double maths. Had it been triple Latin (the bane of my Wednesdays) I assume he would have gone the extra mile 🙂
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I’m sure he would, my memories of Latin lessons would have forced me to save him, I’m sure
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Dear Michael,
Double maths? Sounds like a nightmare to me. Wonder about the aftermath. 😉 Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle, good pun at the end there, the Aftermath is a whole other story
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Davies and I were cut from the same cloth! Enemies everywhere in the halls of academia in my youth! Imaginative and colorful take on the prompt.
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Thanks, Honie. I think we all had our moments of daydreaming and as a consequence, look where we’ve ended up 🙂
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Ha! This piece made me smile. Thank you. (Somehow imagined Davies as fiery red head with freckles.)
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I think you could be right, a bit of a Just William. I’m glad it made you smile
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Lovely. Yep that was school for me, only in my case it was double English!
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Generally I loved English but, because of one teacher I can’t get anywhere near, The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. Thanks for your comment
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Smiling and seeing myself wandering in my own thoughts when bored.
An amusing piece of writing. Nice take on the prompt.
Isadora 😎
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Thanks Isadora. Wandering in your own thoughts is great, isn’t it?
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That was really cute and funny, Mick. I loved the thread concealed in his teeth to stitch up his wound. We did both have a similar idea but different in many ways also. 😀 — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne. Yes similar theme approached from different angles and direction. The diversity of FF contributions is always amazing, one photo but so many interpretations
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Thanks Suzanne. Yes similar theme from different angles.
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LOL.
I get the feeling he’d chew his arm right off to avoid that lesson.
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I think you are undoubtedly right. Thanks for reading
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Oh, this made me LOL…thanks, I needed that!
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Thanks Dawn, that’s the best reaction one can hope for.
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