PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
“Whoa, creepy tunnel times ten!”
“Faster, Steve,” Lisa begged. “If these lights go out—.”
“Yo! Remember darkroom photography? You closed yourself in a tiny closet, pried open the cartridge and pushed the film onto the developing reel—in pitch black. And it never grabbed right, but you were trapped there, because open that door and—poof!—goodbye film. And when it all seemed impossible—.”
“Your point?” Lisa snapped as she guided his arm.
“We’re like film in that reel, man. Darkness makes film work. Without darkness, it’s worthless plastic.”
“We promised to stick together, right?”
“Totally.”
“I changed my mind.”
As always, many thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting Friday Fictioneers! Stop over and read a wonderful array of 100-word-fiction pieces based on this photo prompt!
Angela Writes... 
Great last line
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Neil, thank you! I’m pretty sure parting ways is the correct call for Lisa.
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Love it!
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Clare, I’m so glad you enjoyed the story!
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Now that left me hanging on for more! Nice write!
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It does seem like there’s a lot more to this relationship and story, doesn’t it? Hmmmmm…
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Haha, she’s got a point, get a move on Steve!
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Agreed! I think she’d manage better on her own.
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Uh oh… Steve, your goose is cooked once they are on the other side!
Nicely done. Very original, Angela!
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Yes, Steve seems like dead weight at the moment… I’m so glad you enjoyed my story!
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Yeah… life’s too short to be stuck with someone who doesn’t make you happy! And I did 🙂
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This was a great photo, BTW! I loved working up something different, and the range of stories this week has been excellent.
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Thank you, Angela. And I love that it generated such a variety. Woot!
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i wonder what happens next. looking forward to a sequel. 🙂
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Hmmmmmm, I do think there’s more to this story. Maybe the next photo will inspire a sequel! 🙂
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This is really good – you also took me back to my darkroom days, they were fun!
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Keith, I was wondering if else would be a darkroom-using photographer! I only dabbled briefly, but absolutely loved it. There’s a magic to that kind of photography that we don’t get with digital…
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This is hilarious! Wonderful dialogue and a great ending.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed reading! Thank you!
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One of those pivotal moments when you can see how very different each of you are. I would be clinging to him as he was so calm and distracting from the situation they were in.
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I like your take on this! I was envisioning him as slightly, um, incapacitated individual who she was dragging along as they were trying to escape from a less than savory situation, but maybe he was the hero. I do enjoy his character better between the two! 🙂
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Angela, I love how each person sees things from a different perspective. Part of the joy of writing and reading 🙂
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Like the sucker-punch at the end.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for commenting!
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So the tech talk didn’t work!
(I loved darkroom work back before I ditched mine for space reasons. Still using b&w film though.)
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I guess it didn’t! I always wished I could set up my own darkroom photography studio at home. Tried once, and it was a total flop. B&W film is wonderful. Sorry for the late reply; I was sick all week!
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good decision
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I think so too! Thanks for commenting :).
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Dear Angela,
Can’t say I blame her for changing her mind. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, I think she made the right call on that :). Sorry for the late reply; I was sick and took some time off. Thanks for your comment!
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Bahahaha great last line.
Not a fan of this little developing rooms.
Great use of the analogy though.
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Those developing rooms were awful–definitely the worst part of the whole process–but I loved the final result!
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What? She’s going to leave him after he compared her to worthless plastic? That’s romantic. I’m pretty sure that was in an early draft of a Shakespeare sonnet. “Let me compare thee to worthless plastic…”
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Hehehehe! It makes me feel good to think Shakespeare had awful early drafts, too! Worthless plastic, so much romance. Thank you for your comment, and I apologize for the late reply.
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Hahaha! Smart cookie, that one!
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Smart or annoyed or both! Thanks so much for your comment, Nancy.
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