I was in bed crazy early last night. 10:15pm I laid down.
That’s insane. But other than that I’ve got little to write about this morning.
So, another short, off the top of my head, Rory’s Story Cube inspired story.
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Jim – at least he called himself Jim, he wasn’t really sure who he was but knew he had an affinity for three letter names so he picked Jim – currently found himself falling out of a plane. Or it could be a UFO. Or a hot air plane. Or a helicopter.
Here’s the thing about waking up to find yourself falling towards the ground at an exceedingly fast rate, you don’t worry about what you’re coming out of. Jim just knew that he was falling. He freaked out quite a bit, because honestly he had no choice, instinct and all.
“First time, eh.”
Jim looked over and saw another person falling right next to him.
“I’m Cindy. Don’t worry, we’ll be fine.”
Jim didn’t feel like conversation, but stopped screaming (he was screaming he realized, instinct and all) so he could talk to her.
“I’m just a little concerned about impending death,” he said in a surprisingly relaxed tone.
“Don’t worry, the aliens always let us go prepared.”
“Aliens?” Jim asked.
“Yeah. Let me guess, you can remember who you are or how you got here.”
“Pretty much. Although I woke up calling myself Jim.” It was just then that he realized he couldn’t remember anything before waking up, and wasn’t really sure his name was Jim.
“Don’t worry. You’ve got a parachute, like me. Just pull that tab there.”
And Jim saw that he did have a parachute on. And he pulled the tab and slowed, drifting far away from Cindy.
Jim was instantly at ease. Sure he didn’t know who he was, what he was doing, or where he was falling to, but it was relaxing and pretty. Trees everywhere.
He took the time to check his pockets. He had a small book, a pack of matches, and a key. He was really hoping for a wallet or some form of ID, but apparently the aliens, if it was aliens – he was pretty sure Cindy was nuts, the aliens had decided it wasn’t necessary.
He looked around as he drifted towards the ground wondering where he was. He saw a small town in the distance and guessed that was where he should head when he lands.