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Wednesday, 24 July 2019

A Journey Cut Short

Little Sam was excited to get ready for his first train journey.
He had just seen the pictures of trains in his books and videos of trains on TV and internet!
He would get to finally experience a real train!
He held on to his mother's dress.
She was busy with her cellphone.
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
Suddenly, a burly man pushed his mother.
He picked Sam up and started running towards another train that had started moving in the opposite direction.
Sam's mother and Sam were both screaming.
Though it was broad daylight, no one came to their rescue.

"CUT!" said the cinema-director.

 (Author's Note- The filmmaker was making films for social awareness. Sam, his mother, and the burly man were actors!)
Would you come to the rescue if you find a kidnapping or robbery happening right in front of you? Do share in the comments below.

 100 words story for Friday Fictioneers
Also linking with ABC Wednesday- C for cellphone, cut, cinema
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17 comments:

  1. Sandra Crook24 July 2019 at 17:59

    Thank goodness for that!

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  2. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields24 July 2019 at 18:13

    Dear Anita,

    Quite a build of tension in this piece until the director yelled, "cut." What a relief.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  3. Iain Kelly24 July 2019 at 22:12

    Nice misdirection, I was sensing a horrible ending coming!

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  4. junieper/jesh25 July 2019 at 00:54

    The CUT was at the right time! Wonder how train stations look in your country:) Thank you for visiting my C-word!

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  5. ABC-Wednesday25 July 2019 at 01:22

    Oopss wow, thankfully it was only a scene

    Have a heartwarming en splendid ABC-Wednes-day / -week
    M e l o d y (team ABC-W)
    https://melodyk.nl/25-C

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  6. Uppal25 July 2019 at 11:25

    Smartly executed!

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  7. Roger Owen Green25 July 2019 at 11:53

    to your question, I would if I could

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  8. Su-sieee! Mac26 July 2019 at 01:31

    I'm glad that was a film in the making. Most likely I would call 911 immediately.

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  9. Penny Gadd26 July 2019 at 19:39

    That's a neat take on the prompt! I think if I witnessed a robbery or kidnapping I would try to photograph with my phone. It would probably be more effective than trying to intervene.

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  10. Brenda Cox26 July 2019 at 21:09

    Whew! I was really stressed. Nicely done!

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  11. Dale26 July 2019 at 21:29

    Thank goodness it was a movie set!

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  12. liz young27 July 2019 at 12:28

    I am so glad it was only a film - notone I would watch, though!

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  13. Suzy27 July 2019 at 13:04

    Glad this was a movie set. You pose a good question. I guess I would summon help if needed.
    dropping by from the ABCWed linkup.

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  14. Jade Li28 July 2019 at 10:58

    That was a tense moment. Glad just a movie. Yes, I would help if I saw an attempted abduction! I would at minimum obstruct the person from getting away as I dialed 911 and waited for law enforcement to show up.

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  15. margirene28 July 2019 at 13:25

    Yikes. That had me worried, until the twist at the end. Well done.

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  16. lisarey1990@gmail.com30 July 2019 at 19:14

    Love the suspense.

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  17. Devesh10 September 2019 at 18:31

    Thanks for sharing a great post!

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