To The Coast, Away From Everything

by THX 0477

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The thrumming of wheels on tracks threatened to lull him to sleep, but he fought to stay awake. Three planes, two cabs, one stolen bicycle, and he was finally on the train, an hour away from Toulon. He laughed a groggy laugh, to think that a submission to be on ‘The Apprentice’ had led to so much trouble, so much drama, even a house fire.

“Allo?” came a sweet voice, “J’ai perdu ma veste. C’est rouge, une de la ligne ‘Awesomeness’ americaine.” But he could only shrug and try to hide his pleasure at hearing the name. She left, as everyone had, after the fire.

But he still had his files, his precious files. He’d need them. Then again with the 9 million in the briefcase between his knees, he wouldn’t need for much.

Maybe in Toulon they wouldn’t have heard of his medicine. Perhaps they wouldn’t know he’d saved so many lives at the price of his own. But it didn’t matter, he bought his privacy, his sollace, a green chateau on the coast.

Hitting play on his MP3 he sighed, “Ah, Freddy, gone too soon.”

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. To The Coast, Away From Everything

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 9 months ago

    Okay, I tried to weave a story based on some unseen, bizarre set of circumstances leading to this, a tale encompassing all the questions asked in the challenge. Toulon is in France. The lady says she’s lost a red jacket, from the ‘Awesomeness’ line. I think I got everything in there.

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    Sailor Emo's Buddy Icon Sailor Emo

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    this is the omnly one that’s actually aficlet at this point, and I have no idea how you did it.

  3. To The Coast, Away From Everything

    Sailor Emo's Buddy Icon Sailor Emo

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oops *only & *a ficlet

  4. To The Coast, Away From Everything

    Batak Beatrix's Buddy Icon Batak Beatrix

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ah, love how you turned the questions into a cohesive story. It’s much harder than it looks…

  5. To The Coast, Away From Everything

    Apostrophe 's Buddy Icon Apostrophe

    Posted 9 months ago

    nice work bravo!

  6. To The Coast, Away From Everything

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 9 months ago

    what would you invent?
    Excellent job creating a ficlet from this challenge!

  7. To The Coast, Away From Everything

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 9 months ago

    The invention was vague, but I did mention ‘his medicine’ and how he had saved lives. The idea was that I might invent a new, helpful medicine.

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    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 9 months ago

    ahh, I see, I missed that, sorry. :)

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    Culture Shock w/ Mike Schwartz's Buddy Icon Culture Shock w/ Mike Schwartz

    Posted 9 months ago

    I am so impressed I am at an utter lack of words.

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