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She wandered along the beach, pebbles crunching beneath her feet. ‘Reach for the sky and cast aside the clouds’, a voice whispered in her ear. Flowers amid the rocks gazed skyward, waves cast a thousand sparkling crystals into the air. Her heart was filled with blissful hope.
‘Reach high, reach far, and you shall touch paradise’, said the voice. She stretched her arm higher and higher, hand held open in eager anticipation. The suns’ warm rays kissed her palm.
Then she tripped on a rock, fell and broke her leg. ‘I’ll call the air ambulance’, the voice sighed.
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Grab Froggie to visit the squares!
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
That’s what you get for listening to your digital assistant
AI in the sky! Cheers, Neil.
How sad.
I know, it was going so well 😒
those pesky voices are always up to no good 😉
I know, I daren’t tell you what one just said to me!
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Never listen to the voices in your head! hehehe
I never ever listen to…… Sorry, a voice in my head just intrupted me!
Oops! Was going well till the twist in the end
Indeed, a shame it wasn’t just a twist in the ankle!
Haha!
pop!
oop!
I hope Rosie is okay and her leg mends. Sorry to ask, was she listening to her phone?
It takes more than that to dampen her spirits. Phone? No doubt about it!
this was good because those rocks do look like they are rough walking terrain
They look just like the rocks at the foot of the cliff at the end of our beach, flowers and all!
so cool that they look alike
“This one, a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hm? What he was doing!” -Yoda
A fitting quote! Cheers, James.
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed at a person breaking their leg, but today it was warranted. Your “voice” characterization was just right.
Don’t worry, Lisa, even Rosey laughed in the end!
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She should have stood still while reaching skyward. Fun story, thanks!
I would, you would – but would Rosey? I fear not!
well, famous last words, but at least she had/has hope!
She always has hope – she’s a proper half-glass-full kinda gal!
nice twist…sad for her though…
Don’t worry she’s fine!
These voices, they love to lead you astray. Good one.
So true, Sandra, they’ve taken me all over the place!
At least the voice knows to dial the air ambulance.
It does, it can be very helpful at times!
And the moral is – never listen to those pesky voices, and watch where you are going of course! 😄Loved your reading Keith – do you amdram?
Wise words, Ange, I hope she read them!
Amdram? No, but I was on the radio for a while!
What in – not my favourite The Archers?
I wish – I’m an Archers superfan! The makers of Corrie and Eastenders could learn a lot from listening to it – a proper soap opera!
I just had a weekly food and drink progranmme on local radio.
Dear Keith,
At least the voice seemed to be supportive in case of emergency. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
Voices have feelings too!
Thanks, Rochelle.
The Voice forgot to say to watch your step as you reach! Thankfully, it was alert enough to call for help…
You always make me smile, Keith.
It’s a polite voice so I imagine it apologised!
Delighted to have amused you, Dale,
Well, at least there is that 🙂
sounds like rosie. i hope not. 🙂
It was, but she made me promiose not to tell anyone! Oh, I just have!
Oh no! Excellent parable, Keith. Care must be taken with what one hears. Well done!
Too right, Suzette!
Hmm, another ‘oops’ perhaps? Good one, Keith!
This is a classic …. something I’d expect to see on one of the great UK comedies. Well done, dear Keith.