[Write the Story] A Mysterious Package
Prompt: A Mysterious Package
Words: theater, almond, version, triple, arrow, pathway, man, mangle, drapery, bullet
Story
“I’m not taking a bullet for you, you know that, right, man?” Sonja twirled across the theater stage.
“How about an arrow? Probably wouldn’t kill you.” Dylan lounged as bonelessly as he could across the front row. “I’m not asking for death do us, but would a little mangle be out of the question?”
Sonja padded back to center stage pulling a sweater over her head. “Come on, Dylan, let’s go home. I’m dying for a triple almond fudge ice cream bowl.”
They giggled and chattered all the way home. They followed the winding pathway to the courtyard lined with flowers and shrubs. Sonja grabbed Dylan’s arm and pulled him to a stop. “Did you order anything from Amazon?”
“No. Why?”
“Look.” Sonja pointed. A box sat against the door. On second glance it wasn’t a shipping box, more like a gift box. “Let’s see what we have.”
They took the box inside. With a nod from her, Dylan pulled the drapery closed. They gathered around the box and pulled open the lid.
“What version do you think it is?” Dylan breathed.
“Does it matter? We couldn’t afford this in any version.” She pulled the expensive set of DVDs out of the box.
“Who sent it?”
Sonja shrugged. “No idea, but tonight we feast on classic cartoons.”
“Sing-a-long?”
“Is there any other way?”
“I’ll get the wine.”
Word Count: 227
Written: 1/24/18