[Write the Story] A Child’s Dream Literally Comes True

Prompt: A Child’s Dream Literally Comes True

Words: high school, captivate, portfolio, argyle, witness, fertile, eyebrow, pentagram, thirsty, guidance

Story

Peter waited in the wings of a moderately-sized auditorium full of people. Not just people, but peers, all there for this moment. His Moment. That’s when the butterflies began.

“You’re awfully nervous.” The familiar voice seemed to speak directly in Peter’s ear. “Worried you’re taking credit for my work?”

Peter brushed the voice away. “Go away. I don’t hear you.”

“Hmpf. Cheeky child.”

Peter clutched his portfolio closer to his chest. The voice had been with hm since the pentagram and now was his ever-constant witness to…everything. But he didn’t have time. He was on. Peter strode out onto the high school stage. The audience’s fertile imaginations giving him a dose of confidence. He set the book down and straightened his argyle bow tie and went into his schtick.

A guidance councilor brought out a child, about ten, to the cheers of the captivated audience. He studied the child, a girl in rainbow colors. He gestured over her eyebrow. “What is it you dream about?”

“Right now?” she squeaked. “I’m kind of thirsty.”

“No,” Peter said. “Something bigger.” With a low incantation and gestures, a pink unicorn appeared with a saddle and streamers. She squealed in delight. The audience erupted in a beautiful cacophony. Maybe the deal he made wouldn’t be so bad after all.

Word Count: 215

Written: 6/18/19

Tags: Fantasy, flash fiction, Magic, Piccadilly, short story, unicorn, Write the Story