PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz
Flight of the Seaplane
When the seaplane took off, his fist clenched.
“Chris, nothing’s going to happen.”
“I know,” Chris replied. “I can’t help it.”
His fiancee held his hands. He felt heat from her hands. And the smoothness of her skin. And the rattling of the seaplane.
“Ouch.”
“Sorry.”
“It’s scary, I know. But it will be fine.”
“What if they hate me?”
“Chris, they’re going to like you. There’s probably a good reason why they gave you up for adoption! If they’re willing to see you, that means something, doesn’t it?”
He returned her smile.
Maybe it was all in his mind.
(100 words)
There is so much I want to say in this story and so much I want to expand on. But alas, the word limit forced me to revise and edit the story to the bare minimum. I still hope the double play of the fear, fear of flying and fear of meeting parents, comes through in this story.
Some day, if I’m up to it, I might expand this story and flesh it out. But for now, this will do.
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
From the Window Seat 
Have no fear, everything came across!
Well done
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Thank you! I’m glad it came through 🙂
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A take-off rocked by emotions….
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Yes, indeed, emotional flight. 😀
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Nice mis-direction, More than a few worries, but hopefully the journey and the meeting all end okay! 🙂
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Thank you! I hope everything went well for him as well. 🙂
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Yea, I can see that fear of flying could tag along with fear of meeting parents. In fact, most fears tend to gravitate, which is why we’ll dream of one fear, when really the issue is a different fear entirely.
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Very true! Fear tends to gravitate and mutate.
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And wheedle itself into every department of your life. If you let it. What’s needed is a good systemtic fear-killer, like you can buy to counter the garden weeds
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I like how you tied the multiple causes of fear together in one take. Well done
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Thank you! I’m glad you like it!
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I think it came across despite the limit on words. Could be other reasons to be nervous than flying in a seaplane…
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Thank you!
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Fear is scary. You did an excellent job of misdirection and throwing that twist in there.
This reminds me of the first time I flew. There was a priest on my flight. Before we boarded he was watching the planes take off. I’ve never seen someone so scared. He was shaking and clutching his Bible and praying. I thought, “Oh ye of little faith.” Not really. I thought, “If this dude’s that scared, how am I supposed to feel? Should I be scared?”
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Thank you!
Indeed, fear can grip anyone at any time, despite our attempt to “control” our fears. We know that our fears may be silly but still, we could not help but feel scared despite our rationalisations.
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I was clutching my mouse for dear life as I read this. Yep, you captured the fear alright! Great writing!
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Oh dear, I didn’t meant to scare you like that! Thank you for preservering and reading till the end! 🙂
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It was a good scare. Loved it!
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That is a double-whammy of fear. He is blessed he has his loved one there for loving support. Hope he gets some questions answered when he meets his birth parents.
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Thank you for reading! I hope he gets some answers too 🙂
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🙂 You are welcome.
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Dear Skye,
I love the misdirect here. I thought sure Chris was worried about meeting her parents. Sweet tale that came across despite the word limit. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle! 100 word limit is definitely a challenge but I am glad it came through 😊
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Beautifully written, and I would love to read the rest of this story.
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Thank you! I would love to complete and flesh out this tale if time allows 😄
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An emotional moment, when Christ meets his biological parents. He must know why did they gave him up for adoption.
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Once I flesh out and write the tale, I’ll be sure to add it on. 😄
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So much in so few words. Simply brilliant.
My tale – ‘Plane sailing!’
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Thank you! I’m glad you find it so. I’ll be sure to check out your story too. Thanks for sharing
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Great story – and don’t worry – you conveyed the ‘double fear’ very well.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thank you! I’m glad you found it that way. 😀
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Superb writing.
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Two scary things – the plane and the meeting of (birth parents)? I hope everything works out for him. Nicely done!
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Thank you! I hope everything works out for him too 🙂
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Quite effective. I thought he feared flying then realized the fear came from a deeper place. Hope is fears are groundless, so to speak. 😊
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Haha, love the pun you spun there. Let’s hope the fears are groundless indeed
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