The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM

by BARomero

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7:03:17 PM

Arnold had just cleared the window, when Jason’s dad poked his head through.

“Arnold, we just need to know where Randall went!” he called after him.

Sarah’s bike lurched forward as Arnold jumped onto the foot pegs and wrapped his arms around Sarah’s waist.

“Go! Go! Go!!” he screamed. Sarah took off like a shot.

“Damn it!” Jason’s dad swore.

Sarah and Arnold rode through the park, past a boy trying to coax his brother off of the jungle gym.

“You can’t fly, Peter,” the boy said.

“Just watch me, Nathan!” his brother answered. He took a step and plummetted into a pile of cedar chips.

It was starting to get dark and Sarah and Arnold needed to find a place to set up their new control center, some place with Wi-Fi access. They couldn’t go to either of their homes. That was the next place the adults would try to find them. The library was closing in less than two hours. They would need more time than that.

Sarah pedaled toward Starbucks.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    The quick reference to Heroes was a nice touch. And where else could they go to set up a remote location than Starbucks?

  2. The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I totally missed the Heroes reference but just thought it was random silliness. Nicely done and a nice catch by thebetweenspace. Great job in this one of keeping up the silliness and moving the story along.

  3. The Following Ficlet Takes Place Between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 2 months ago

    I just realized I may have done something weird subconsciously as far as naming characters goes. Tony is being played by Randall in our storyline = Tony Randall? Wha—??

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