PHOTO PROMPT © Fleur Lind
It’s been so many years. Will he even recognize me?
Pretending to yawn and stretch, Andie peered over each shoulder. The coast was clear. She knelt on the withered grass. I won’t knock, she reasoned, just take a closer look. The door seemed smaller now that she’d quadrupled in age and size. Leave childhood memories where they belong, the grownup voice nagged: In your imagination.
But Andie’s hand shot forward unbidden, armed with the secret knock. Tappitty, tap. Tap.
As the door opened, an unfamiliar face appeared. “Who are—?” Then he gasped. “Where’s Daniel? What have you done with him?”
Once again, many thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting! Check out Friday Fictioneers for more 100 word stories based on this photo prompt.
Angela Writes... 
Nothing stays the same
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That’s true! Not even childhood imaginary friends.
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Oh dear, sounds like she’s not the only one who has moved on!
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Nope. Her old friends has moved out and new characters have taken over the scene… I suppose it must happen, even with imaginary friends!
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Our faces do change. Sometimes I’m startled by the face I see in the mirror nowadays. Clever tale!
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Yes, they do! It’s fascinating the way life doesn’t stay the same, even in places where you think it should. Thank you for reading!
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Well-described. I was there 🙂 Very intriguing ending!
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Thank you! I wondered what might happen when an adult dropped in and happened to meet someone else’s imaginary friend when they were expecting their own :). And what that friend might think, hehe.
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Daniel got an apartment in the city.
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Hehe! Maybe so :).
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you left me in suspense. i want to know more. :)
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I’m glad you’re interested! Perhaps there is more to come…
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That was a twist! I envy her being able to recapture a little bit of her childhood, even if it didn’t turn out as she expected. Nice one.
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Thank you! I do too! It would be lovely to pop back into childhood every once in a while and wander through at the old stomping grounds and make believe lands. But it wouldn’t be the same…
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what a shock for both of them.
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well, quite intriguing
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Something’s amiss here, which remains to be seen. I like how Andie’s stream of consciousness guides us in the story.
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What a delightful tale with incredible possibilities! Love this!
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What an intriguing story! Unanswwered questions. Going back into one’s childhood can be a strange experience 🙂
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Dear Angela,
The only thing constant is change. Imaginative story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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