Dec 3, 2014 Awake in Dream Time - Journal Entries about the almost real, Original Short Stories

Water, Wifi, Rest, Knowledge

©December 3rd, 2014

By Vijaya Sundaram

Genre:  Realistic Fiction/Current Affairs

Word Count: 100 words

 

“I’m scared.”

Don’t be. We’ll take care of you.  And we have books.

“My father’s out there.  The cops hate us.”

I’m sorry it has to be like this in our town.  I’m sorry you have to worry.  We’re here.  And books are your friends.  We’ve got water, wifi, rest, knowledge.  Don’t worry.  We’ll take care of you.

“I’m afraid to go outside.  I think, I’ll be next.  I keep practising what I’ll do — hands up, pray, anything.  Will it work?”

We can only hope, children.  Dry your eyes.  The books will teach you.  Come. 

And quiet calmness took hold.

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(I’m VERY late in my response to last Wednesday’s Friday’s Fictioneers prompt.  I was too shaken up by the events in Ferguson, MO.  This Library picture made me want to weep, because I remembered that the library in their town was open for any children or families who wanted to be in a safe place among books.  Today, I was able to write about last week’s prompt.  If you’re reading it, do forgive my lateness.)

P.S.  I just contributed to their library, which apparently had a spike in donations after they stayed open on the day after the Grand Jury’s decision not to indict the Darren Wilson.

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Tags: #Friday Fictioneers, #Water, 100-word original short story based on a photo prompt, Darren Wilson, Ferguson, Knowledge, Michael Brown, Missouri, Rest, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, Wifi