Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

by THX 0477

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Still in shock from the events of the morning, the brusque, odd nature of the phone call, and all the people in the office, I could hardly focus on what I’d just been handed.

Aunt Frida sobbed quietly. Uncle Horrace was swearing under his breath. Someone passed gas, but nobody was admitting to it. Everyone else seemed as stunned as me, or at least that what I figured from their silence.

Could I do this? This was not what I needed, not after that morning, the altercation with Heimlich, and the issues with Janet. And that’s not even taking into account the letter from the dean. And goodness knows I should really call my doctor back.

Then again, maybe this was just what I needed after all. Fortune or no fortune, this could be good for me. I choked back the sobs, wiped away the tears and looked at the paper in my hands more earnestly. Route 66, all mapped out. Five sites for five bags of ashes, bags of grandma. Grandma, that old character, was sending me on one last adventure with her.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 8 months ago

    Maybe it’s cheating, but I tried to throw in some things to suggest possible prequel material. So odd to imagine a story backwards! I kept imagining the rest of the trip instead of what happened before.

  2. Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

    Compound Fracture's Buddy Icon Compound Fracture

    Posted 8 months ago

    Nah, that’s not cheating. It’s all good. It’s fun to see if your hints are used, used in a way you didn’t anticipate, or ignored.

  3. Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted 8 months ago

    Awesome, spreading grandma’s ashes. Never would have seen that coming. But, that’s the joy of prequels.
    LoA

  4. Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    WTG with this prequel.. the possiblities of the5v places grandma would want her ashes spread.. the imagination could go anywhere..
    LoA

  5. Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]

    Compound Fracture's Buddy Icon Compound Fracture

    Posted 8 months ago

    The trick is going to be exploiting those places within the rules :-O. I will be an intriguing challenge to make use of this information working only backwards!

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