#FridayFictioners write a 100-word, complete story based on their response to a photo.
This week’s prompt:
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“Is this where the humans live?”
“Well…”
“Is this where they are born?”
“No, this is where they grow, before that.”
“Do they grow from the lamp light or the window light?”
“Both, I think.”
“So, this is what it looks like.” He exhaled the scent of feces and rotting fruit and inhaled a pure, crystalline dew.
“This place reminds me of Nancy.” A little shake. “She was like this.”
They sat together in a silent awe, staring at the impossible ceiling.
“Let’s go out and get a new one.”
“It’s not that easy. They’re not all so…”
#FridayFictioners is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields at Addicted to Purple.