Travis looked at the cute, round-as-buttons eyes peering at him through the woods, and smiled.
He had spent half his life searching for the Ringa-Tinga-Ling, the mythical oldest animal species in the world. Today, he and his cameraman had finally found him.
Still smiling, Travis raised his rifle, and took careful aim. His cameraman saw what he was doing, and shouted, “What the…” But before he could finish, Travis had fired.
And even before the cameraman had hit the ground, Travis took out his handgun, and shot himself.
The Ringa-Tinga-Ling looked on with his cute, round-as-button eyes, and smiled.
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99 words.
Written for the Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge. The challenge this week, in the host Charli Mills’ own words, was:
August 9, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes an act of “peering from the woods.” Go where the prompt leads.
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Nice story. Why did he shoot his camera man?
The Ringa-Tinga-Ling had hypnotized him to save itself.
Ha, that’s a cool defence mechanism the Ringa-Tinga-Ling has there!
Indeed, wish I had it too.
Neat twist making the hunted the survivor.
Thank you so much Di.
what a twist.
Thank you so much Bhavna
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Pretty sure this one is going to give me nightmares! 😀 What a defense mechanism, and all that smiling..!
Sorry 🙂
😂
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