It was a long time ago that I was brought forth on this planet we call Earth. A lot has changed since that fateful day. The day I made my mother and father the happiest couple on Earth. I was raised in a loving environment for the first 13 years of my life. i still remember those times fondly. The fishing trips, the camping the cakes and goodies. So so long ago.
All childhoods come to an end. My came crashing down around me from out of nowhere. A freak of an incident took my Mother and Father from me. We were on a fishing camp out. I wanted to go to the other side of the lake to fish. Times were good then, the only restriction my parents placed was I needed to take Beagle our husky with me.
I remember waving to them when Beagle and I got to where we were going. They waved back, and called out they loved me and that dinner would what I caught and if I came back empty handed it would be Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, I remember laughing because I knew we did not bring any with us, just hamburger and hot dogs as our just in case food.
Just as it was getting dark I hooked a nice trout it was dancing and running and I was having a good time playing it to the shore. Beagle was barking and running around, doing his excited happy dance. I remember the sudden halting of his carrying on, I remember the piercing whistle of sound through the air, the brightness as the evening was suddenly lit up.
Then the sound of my pole dropping and being dragged into the lake by the trout still hooked to the line, followed by a thunderous roar, and then a loud bang and feeling a wave of heat wash over me, propel me backward tossed like a rag dog. I remember Beagle flying through the air with me. Then nothing for awhile.
I hurt, I hurt all over, the first thing I remember on waking was Beagle licking at my cheek. Then the flood of what happened came crashing back into my thoughts. I got up and ran, I ran faster than I had in my life up to that point. I knew before getting there it was hopeless. I was alive, my parents were gone. Only a smoking hole where they had been before the meteor hit.
it was along time ago. Something changed in me and in Beagle. We changed. The meteor took and it gave. But I remember as if it was yesterday.
A nice little write up. I was enjoying the description of the idyillc fishing spot...Right up until the meteor struck and ruined everything. I was half expecting beagle not to make it. Glad he did.
!ENGAGE 30
I know I didn't follow the rules very well, but a story beginning, one day I might have enough story beginnings to actually make a story. have a nice work week.
Rule breaker.
Sometimes it's good to get off the rails though, go your own way. 😉
ENGAGEtokens.Hello @bashadow,
What is the probability that you will face a meteorite? Minimal but not null. It must be scary if you can see it coming, maybe hypnotize you before I evaporate you. Sure, I prefer the little ones, the ones that fade into the air, the ones we call shooting stars. When I see one of the latter, I will wish their parents never come.
i like these kind of open type challenges. A chance to try a new story start out. I myself hope to never see a meteor impact, while it would be cool, the sound the explosion flying debris and then the potential shock wave is enough for me to hope to never really witness one unless it is from a very safe distance.
I did hear about a guy in his car in Alaska getting hit by a small meteor, but I don't know if that is an urban legend or not.
I also like challenges to think and have fun.
On the other hand, you imagine dinosaurs watching the meteorite fall in the Gulf of Mexico. Surely, at that time there would be no gulf. I definitely don't want anything with meteorites.
In the time travel one, I goofed on the dinosaur extinction date, it was according to google 66 million years ago. I put "Mérida, Yucatán, MX" into this map - https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#66 - and picked 66 million years ago and it is real iffy if the meteor hit water or land, based on that map from a non science person. It is a fun map to play with. But I like you do not really want anything to do with being close to a meteor no matter how big or small it is.
!ENGAGE 25
Yes I agree with you. Pure speculation, according to official science, theories, no human can testify to the event, or maybe yes? I know someone who has a time machine in the garage. LOL.
Thanks for this fun discussion.
ENGAGEtokens.Thanks!
Incredible transformation from a moment of silent peace to a thunderous fall, the cycle of life sometimes works in strange ways. I hope in this life everything is different or something has changed.
I do like imagining the sudden change, gradual slow and subtle change is just so boring.