draliman on life

Here’s a cynical look at humanity to thrill and depress you for this week’s Mondays Finish the Story, a weekly 150 word photo/opening sentence challenge hosted by Barbara Beacham. The opening sentence, in bold in my story, doesn’t count towards our word count.

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When the team heard the dam explode, they knew they had limited time to make it to safety.

Barry glanced behind at the raging wall of water as they desperately tried to steer towards the shore. He saw figures on the river bank.

“Help!” he screamed.

The figures were holding up phones. Were they calling for help? He could hear snatches of their excited shouts.

“Awesome… stats through the roof… YouTube sensation…”

A wave struck and he fell from the boat, smashing his head on a rock. Nigel was next, flying into the torrent, water filling his lungs.

There were more figures on the bank now, all holding up phones. Sebastian was thrown from the front of the boat, impaled and twitching on a tree branch.

Whoops of excitement issued from the bank. Finally the boat capsized to cries of “awesome!” and “mega!”

The onlookers didn’t see the final wall of water as it smashed their bodies to pulp. Fortunately, their final footage was already uploading to the cloud for the guilty pleasure of the masses.