My heart was beating
fast.
My invention was to be put to test for the first time.
I had spent most of my
life working on a time-machine.
Photo Prompt- Douglas M Macllroy
To test it, I kept a
mannequin on the machine.
I thought of testing with a dummy before trying on a living-being.
The issue was- the
mannequin could not tell me where it had travelled!
If my invention worked,
it'd disappear and go forward or back in time.
I turned the power on.
The mannequin
disappeared!
I went near the
time-machine. It was there; but, no mannequin.
It was my turn next.
100 words story for Friday Fictioneers
Do you want to go for time-travel? If you could, where would you go- the past or the future?
Do share your comments below.
Where would I go? Nowhere in that. Much better he takes up a safer hobby like origami
ReplyDeleteSo, where'd you go mannequin? Nice one, Anita.
ReplyDeleteI;ll bet someone, somewhere in time, is quite startled by the sudden appearance of the mannequin :). Fun story.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very good read ..enjoyed the tension.
ReplyDeleteI think the scientist needs a partner to stay back and record the experiment, just in case. Oh I would love to travel and see some of my favorite musicians and artists that have passed on. I'd probably start tampering with the past and cause all kinds of mayhem lol
ReplyDeleteAh-aha!Nice imagination,Anita.
ReplyDeleteIncase you disappear, I'd just like to say how much I'll miss your blog!
ReplyDeleteHere's mine!
What if there's a wall or a tank of corrosive acid where you set your coordinates? No thanks!
ReplyDeleteDear Anita,
ReplyDeleteTime travel sounds both enticing and frightening.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I vote for giving you 100 more words so you can come back and tell us where you went!
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think I would want to travel in time. Even if you could avoid all the obvious physical hazards, you will never fit into society quite as well as in the time in which you have been brought up and lived.
ReplyDeletei think it's worth the risk. good luck. :)
ReplyDeleteOooooooo I would love to know where it went. The dilemma of all good time travellers... have to go yourself to truly know it works.
ReplyDeleteOh, what a great intro to your time travel novel. Well done.
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