He chose the discount store for the increased footfall. In these times of austerity people were desperate to make savings.
Each day he sat outside. The life preserver drew some odd looks, but he wanted to attract attention.
‘A flood is coming to wash away all our sins.’ Okay, he was exaggerating a bit with that one, but the sea levels were rising. The local river had burst its banks for the last three years in a row.
As well as odd looks he got the abusive comments and the laughter he expected. No one seemed to want to listen to his message.
‘The End of The World is Nigh.’ It seemed plain enough to him: the nuclear threat, climate change, overpopulation, species extinction, but still there was no real change in the people who walked passed him.
When the young gentleman threw the apple core at him on a dare from his friends, he decided he’d had enough. They either weren’t interested in saving themselves or were resigned to their fate.
The archangel packed up his seat and trudged off. How would he convince his boss that no one wanted to listen anymore?
Written as part of Sunday Photo Fiction. Write a story of around 200 words based on the photo prompt given (above). Hosted by Al Forbes. For more details visit HERE.
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Good one .. good message 👌🏼
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Thank you
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Indeed a good message, and I loved the last 2 lines. Totally unexpected.
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Thank you,good to know the reveal worked 🙂
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This was good, particularly the ending.
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Thank you so much Jennie
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You’re welcome, Iain.
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Fantastic swing towards the end. Good one, Iain.
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Thanks Varad
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That made me think. We recently went into San Francisco and there were of course the seemingly homeless people wandering around talking to themselves – or are they?
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Are they indeed! 😉
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I’m pretty sure God wouldn’t give up so easily. Oh, it’s snowing here this morning.
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Like any large corporation, some employees are more dedicated than others 🙂
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Well, we were warned. Like we didn’t already know, but still, he did his best.
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No matter how many times you tell them, if no one is listening….
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Very intriguing, I enjoyed the twist at the end. It seems to be man’s shortcoming, “…no one wanted to listen anymore.” People, in general, have become numb to the woes of the world and can’t seem to be bothered. Sounds a bit cynical, I know. Great story though!
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I meant “I” was being cynical (haha) … just to clarify. =)
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Thanks Brenda. I am cynical about people in general too! 🙂
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I also liked how you ended this: for indeed many of the worlds people seem to not be listening. Yet deafness should not be a crime or punished.
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Not deafness, but ignorance. There’s a difference between not hearing and not listening. Thanks Michael.
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Amazing story. With some definite truth. No one seems to like to pay attention to the signs that our world may be in peril sooner than we thought…
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We do seem to be carrying on in a sort of blissful ignorance. Thanks for reading.
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Excellent story, Kelly.
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Thanks Neel
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Well done. It is sad how many people day have lost touch with reality.
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Thank you
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We’re tough customers to crack indeed….till we crack wide open. Great story.
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Thank you
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The story is well done. The last line is great!
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Thanks Sascha
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So true – nobody wants to listen anymore. Great story and twist.
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Thank you 🙂
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So clever. So the archangels are among us, and we’re stupidly not noticing as ever. This is such a great story and might make us look at religious pedlars in a different light, or maybe not.
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They may well be watching right now, I can’t imagine they’d be too happy with what we humans are up to at the moment!
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