Happy Hump Day!
I’m having an oddly productive week. It’s a welcome change from the last few, but I’m not sure how long it’ll last. Don’t want to jinx myself by saying I’m back, but here I am. Today’s post comes from a prompt series I haven’t played with in a while – Tara’s #100WordChallenge over at Thin Spiral Notebook. If you’ve never seen it, give it a shot! It’s a fun time and always a good exercise.
Prompt: Future
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Before this whole immortality fiasco, I never gave the future much thought. At least, not any more than the average high school student does, you know? And now it’s all I can think about – it keeps me up at night.
What happens when my dad dies?
What happens when hundreds of years go by, and I’m still here?
I don’t want to think about millennia.
Max is the only one that I can talk to, but even they’re at a loss as to how to comfort me. Angels never give their own lives or eternity much thought. They just are.
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And that’s a peek into Paola’s anxieties. Stay tuned for where the story goes next!
As always, think happy thoughts!
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I like the idea of immortality being a fiasco! When I was a kid, I wondered how heavenly heaven would be if you were assigned a room-mate you couldn’t stand. (Yes, I apparently imagined heaven as a big dorm.)
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Ah, teenagers. They can make even the stunning, improbable magic of immortality seem like an inconvenience. This is a great glimpse into what is sure to be a life hard-lived.
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To live forever does kind of takes the mystery out of life.
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