Comments on 'Something Like That'Streetlights cut cones of light into the morning fog along State Route 73. Feeling foggy herself, Geri guided her Volvo, old reliable, along the winding road. At a bend, she spotted him, a gangly teenager in a baggy fatigue jacket holding his thumb out.
As a policy, she didn't pick up hitchhikers, but he looked so forelorn, so helpless, so harmless. Besides, she was still wearing her shoulder holster under her navy blazer.
So she stopped, waited while the boy climbed in, and listened to a mumbled 'thank you' from behind shaggy brown hair that hung over his eyes.
"Headed home or running away?" she asked as nicely as she could.
"Yeah, something like that." The boy had shuddered at her question.
"Come on, kid, where do you live? I'll take you home, okay."
His body locked, and his eyes went wide, "No. no. no." He was whimpering, pressing his body against the door.
"Hmm," Geri said thoughtfully, "Nostophobia."
The boy relaxed a bit, curious, "What?"
"Fear of going home."
"Yeah, something like that."2007-10-07T04:09:45Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/10652Comment on Something Like That<p>on the contrary, thx, as i have said before, (namely in the ficlet devoted to your greatness “All Hail THX 0477 ”) you rock! haha!</p>
<pre><code>this is not the comment i had planned on writing but obviously it IS a real phobia! ("doofus! moron! foolish nonpsychiatrist earth child!" that's atleast what the voices tell me)</code></pre>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=163252007-10-07T04:09:45ZYeah Write!http://ficlets.com/authors/yeahwriteComment on Something Like That<p>Sadly, and despite all my training as a <em>psychiatrist</em> I think I’m still getting rocked on this challenge by several other applicants. Always appreciate the positive comments all the same.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=158432007-10-03T21:14:08ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on Something Like That<p>Nice descriptions. So vivid that I could see everything taking place.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=158352007-10-03T21:07:59ZLaine the Greyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/lainegreyComment on Something Like That<p>You being a psychologist, I figured that you would pretty much rule this contest. I do like the story, and no, I haven’t heard of that phobia, contrary to some others. Very nice emotions and descriptions.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=158142007-10-03T20:36:52ZStovohobohttp://ficlets.com/authors/stovohoboComment on Something Like That<p>Really good. you captured the teenage guy look perfectly. I chose as one fear- fear of leaving home.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=157372007-10-03T03:58:45ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Something Like That<p>I like this….the build up is really nice and not too over dramatised…i like it how she is nice and understanding to him and it seems believable</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=156672007-10-02T22:07:13Zartistsrunwildhttp://ficlets.com/authors/artistsrunwildComment on Something Like That<p>Some really good descriptions here…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=156132007-10-02T20:49:09ZYodaOnCrackhttp://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrackComment on Something Like That<p>I like the sense of impending doom. What? Oh, that’s just me. Oops.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=155682007-10-02T17:32:47ZAlexa ♥http://ficlets.com/authors/alexa1018Comment on Something Like That<p>I really like the imagery.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/10652?basename=155312007-10-02T14:42:46ZA Clockwork Applehttp://ficlets.com/authors/theatergirl558