Photo copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Lost in thought, deafened by the waves, I don’t notice the approaching plane until flashes of flame spring from each wing.
Twin spirals of sand explode on either side of my path and I throw myself to the ground as the plane roars overhead towards the village.
I scramble to my feet; nowhere to hide, just acres of sand, sea and sky.
Almost lazily, the plane banks before returning, strafing the sand around me.
He’s playing with me.
The pilot banks for a third approach, but a wing-tip carelessly grazes a sand-dune.
And the game I wasn’t playing is mine.
Thanks to Rochelle for both the photo and her services to Friday Fictioneers.
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So many games we didn’t choose
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But someone chose them for us. Thanks for reading.
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Dangerous games.
At first, I thought there may have been an accident. But, such reckless games can surely cause accidents.
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Thanks for reading, Anita.
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Dear Sandra,
A terrifying way to spend a day at the beach. Well written as always.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks for reading, Rochelle. Yes, open spaces not always safe spaces.
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I was about to say something about Carry Grant and Hitchcock and then I noticed the title… Well played indeed.
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I’m not sure I ever saw the film but I remember seeing that excerpt many times, so much so I often dream about it.
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Ha! A triumphant result. Lizy
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I thought maybe you were in Sint Maarten where the planes fly way too close to the beach!! This is a game I would not like to enter, thank you very much!
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Thanks for reading, Dale. Sorry to be so late responding. 😦
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My pleasure. And nah…
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Excellent writing. The care you took in composing it shows.
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Sorry to be so late responding, but thank you for your lovely comment.
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Sandra, no worries. You’re very welcome.
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A dangerous game. One wonders what he has done to end up in that position! Does make me want to go and watch the film again now.
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Thanks for reading Iain.
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Ouf, a dangerous game indeed…unsafe open space
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Thanks for reading, Sue.
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😊
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Wow, you really know how to have a relaxing beach day, Sandra! This is straight from a movie – perfectly played out.
Jen
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Thanks for reading, Jen.
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Wow, Sandra, what a great action scene. Too much arrogance is often fatal.
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Pride goes before a fall, and all that… thanks for reading.
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Not my idea of a relaxing day at the beach! Beautifully written!
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Thank you Angela.
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I feel a hint of WWII in this. Maybe I read too many books about it, and watch too many movies. Well done.
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No you were right, I had images of a German bomber over one of the beaches on our south coast when I wrote it. Thanks for reading.
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I LOVE this! The ending is superb 🙂
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Thanks so much Linda.
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Such is fate. Interesting use on the prompt which I did not see.
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Thanks for reading.
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Seems like many of us have to play games they didn’t choose. Nice job!
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Don’t we just. Thanks for reading.
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Your narrator has had a lucky escape. I love the way you’ve built up the tension in this, and the swift reversal of the MC’s predicament at the end.
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Thanks for reading, Margaret. Sorry to be so late responding.
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I could see this all so clearly, I actually heard the roar of the plane.
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Thanks for reading, Dawn.
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Terrifying, intriguing. Excellent write, Sandra!
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Many thanks !
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A mistaken identity, but saved by the accident. A great flashed scene.
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I love this Sandra, and I promise you that I had written mine before reading anyone else’s. I prefer it that way so I’m not influenced.
You’ve done an excellent job here, and that final line is brilliant.
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Thanks for reading, Heather.
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You captured the suspense of that movie scene beautifully in these few words. Excellent!
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Many thanks, Michael.
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Loved the present tense and I think that last line is beautifully formed.
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I think I probably use the present tense most of the time these days. Thanks for reading.
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Who needs to win when the other guy looses?
I love Hitchcock and North By North-West is one of his best.
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Such visuals. So terrifying.
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