Cutting across the yard on the way to school had been a habit for Oscar. But today when he gazed at the caution tape across the old McAllister place, he shivered while memories niggled like dead flies waking up on a warm windowsill in winter.
The night hung in the foggy corners of his mind. He had gone out with Marty and Dave after they paid a guy ten dollars to buy a handle of Jim Beam. Oscar didn’t drink a drop, but his head throbbed with every step. His swollen knuckles must have battled a cheese grater.
He found Dave in the parking lot.
“Dude! Where’d you go?”
Oscar’s heart fell into his bowels. “Wasn’t I with you?” The recollection twitched.
“After you caught that bum attacking Cindy, you vanished! And how’d you get to McAllister’s so fast?”
The realization crawled out of the darkness, stunning Oscar. Oh my God. I flew!
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Which super power would you like to have?
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Here is the trailer for the new Iron Man 3 movie to be released next summer.
Now, that one surprised!
One superpower? Hmm, be able to create things with my mind (and remove those things, of course).
Scott
That sounds like a great premise for a book Scott! Love that superpower!
Thanks so much!
Well, immortality would be nice, but it does have its problems. I wrote a story about that once. I may have to make it official and send it in.
Oh! You should!
Love it – some days I would love to be able to read people’s minds like Sookie in True Blood and than others days not so much – ha!
Yeah, I don’t think I could “take” what goes through people’s minds when I am wound up! Hahaha!
Thanks Renee! Have a great week!
That would be my superpower! That may be why one of my favorite characters is my lesbian vampyre, Erin. She gets to fly and have all the hot chicks! LOL!!
Great flash, Susie… I especially love the line about the flies on the windowsill… and the photo!
Hey thanks Veronica!
I would love to fly too. It sure would save time! Don’t you love how we get to create these worlds where anything is possible?
I do… I really, really do!
I can’t believe I hated Writing in school! I wrote a nice little ghost story this week for Flash Fiction Friday… having too much fun now!
Are you doing NaNoWriMo this year?
Just wonderful!
Oh thanks for that!
I would have to go with flying. I haven’t traveled much in so many years, I’d like to just zip over to Hawaii at least once. That Iron Man movie looks great, my husband and I love those films.
I would love to zip to California for a weekend once a month! When are the going to invent teleporters???
The next movie does look great and Robert Downey Jr is superfly!
I love the flying in here Susie, great one…
Thanks Will! Great to “see” you!
Excellent! I don’t like heights so flying is out. X-Ray vision…too scary. Laser eyes..hmm, possible but I might over use it. This is hard. I think I would like to just be invisible.
Going stealth would get you into all kinds of fun places. I am curious about how you would overuse your laser eyes…. Hmmmmm…
Thanks for flying by today
By burning people with my rays at the grocery store who continue to be rude. Oh, and liars. Their pants would be on fire!
Hahaha! Love it! Yoweeee~
Serious fun. This reminds me of that movie about the three boys who evolve with powers – Chronicle. In the end it seriously messed them up. I think I’m with Emily. I’d like to have super spy powers. Or be kick-ass powerful like Selene in Underworld. Without the needing blood part.
I’m with you. I’d rather crave milk shakes or chocolate or chocolate milk shakes than blood any day! Hahaha!
I didn’t see Chronicle, but I got that from the previews.
I am going for invisible, flying, kick-ass power, with an incredible memory and the ability to stretch to any height. I don’t think I am asking for much.
Thanks Debra!
Nah, not much.
It never hurts to ask, right?
Har… flew, indeed. I’d have to go with the Scarecrow – if I only had a brain.
I know what you mean. A super memory would be great, but just a memory at all would be wonderful!
Have a great weekend Nelle!
Fun flash fiction! Not easy to get that amount of atmosphere across in 153 words.
Nice to have superpowers generally – except that one would feel this nagging obligation to use them to use them in helping the downtrodden and rescuing people and bopping the naughty – one would probably be buzzing around like a blue-bottomed-bumble bee, with no time for oneself.
Blue-bottomed Buzzing is right! Hahaha!
I am exhausted just thinking about it! No wonder he had a super-hero-hangover!
Thanks so much Colonist!
What an interesting idea, that using your super power would leave you with something like a hangover! I wonder if this should happen every time, or just while the gifted person is getting used to the new abilities?
That’s what I was going for. I would think that if something like that happened, it would have some kind of reaction. Like your mind wouldn’t be able to comprehend what had happened at first…
I am so glad that you “got it!”
Thanks!
This is definitely a gift – for your readers!
Awwww! Thanks so much Hook!
Drum roll…. awesome as usual! What a cool realisation to befall someone!
That is the fun part of writing. Imagining all kinds of magic. Hahaha!
Thanks so much Barry!
I have flying dreams all the time, they’re my favorites. Very nice Susie!
Cool! That must be a blast! I haven’t had them in a while. Naked dreams, now that’s whole different subject.
Thanks so much Brian! Great to “see” you!
I flew once.. in my dreams, lol, it was just the best!!!
I used to have that dream more often long ago. I must be more grounded now. What??? Me???? No….
Thanks Barbara!
I think I would want to be a super spy, someone who is really smart, skilled in self defense and interrogation. But, having said that I might change my mind and want to be something else tomorrow!
And, I’ll be honest, I didn’t know there was going to be an Iron Man 3!
That would be great to be like James Bond!
>>>cue music<<<
There we are scaling up the side of a building with terrorists just inside the window, but wait. Was that Batman and Robin? Holy super power Batman!
I am looking forward to the next Iron Man!
Me too!
Excellent!
I’d totally love to be able to fly…but I wouldn’t want to be a fly, LOL!
Thanks so much!
Hahaha! You “got” my simile/metaphor/pun!
Glad you flew through…
Oh man! The way you interspersed the flies in there, creepy cool. I always love your flash fiction, Susie!
What would my superpower be? I think the ability to manipulate energy around me. That way, I can have multiple skills, like flying. Flying would totally rock.
Oooo! Great idea. Why stop at one..
Plus with all that positive energy, you could attract more!
Thanks so much Tameri and have a great weekend!
Good story, Susie… I wasn’t expecting that! Your first paragraph was wonderful. So visual.
Invisibility for me!
p.s. nice pic… I hate flies on window sills.
Seriously! I was pulling the dead guy out of the attic window and found all of them. Eeeeeuuuwww!
Thanks so much Ted! I appreciate that!
It’s been sooooo quiet today….Everyone must have their invisibility cloaks on! Hahaha!
right now with so much going on with my family etc.. Id like to be able to beam up like scotty..:)
HUGGGGGGGG
Me too! It would be great for those in NJ who can’t buy gas…
Thanks Linda!
Fun story, Susie! I’ve heard that many people have flying dreams. I’ve never had one, to my knowledge. Super powers… I think I’d take the ability to become invisible or to beam myself around. (Heck, then we could have coffee or din any time!
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Love the beaming and transparency idea. The only way to fly!
Thanks for flying by August!
Good trailer … I love the sounds of the sinking in the ocean, the iron like going down. Cool. This looks even better than the one I saw must have been #2. Hey Susie, any snow yet?
Yep, but not much. It was in the 70′s this week. Gray skies today which is unusual. A-basin is open and I hope to get up skiing Sunday!
You are so good at this, Susie. I love the simile about the flies on the window.
Oh thanks Catherine! Those flies sort of crept into my subconscious….
Nice!
Good writing, Susie!
Hey, flying would be a great gift to have
Oh Thanks Rich! Pretty quiet here today! Everyone must be sleeping in!
I would love to fly too or stretch to reach things. Being 5’4″ has its limitations!
Hi Susie, Flight and Flex Stretch would negate small stature for sure. I returned today from a Gathering of Authors charity event this weekend; fund raiser for St Jude. Met many FB and TW friends, face-2-face
Hope you enjoyed your weekend!
How cool is that Rich! You were out there “stretching” yourself!
I hope you have a fab week!