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Today’s
Prompt:
You are at the neighborhood garage sale,
looking for nothing in particular. Something inside an old, wooden box catches
your eye. The old woman who is running the sale comes over to say something
about the object. What is it? What did she say and why?
Imagine
stopping by a yard sale and spotting an old wooden box, which touches a chord.
You walk up to it and lift the lid. There’s a bunch of odd-looking keys inside
and nothing else. Just a bunch of ancient-looking keys is all. So, of course,
you decide to put an egg in your shoes and beat it. But not before being enlightened
by the old crone running the show. She picks the keys out of the box, tells you
it’s value, cheap and offers to sell
you the thing, which she claims opens doors.
What
else is new?
But
hey! Who needs the keys to some ancient castle that’s probably converted to an archeological
site, by now?
You
tell granny, “Thanks, but no thanks.” Hell, I’d do the same thing.
Next
thing you know, you’re home and turning the lock to go into your apartment and right
there in your hands is the odd bunch of keys from the yard sale, opening the
door to your house. You don’t recall
taking it from the old woman not to mention, paying for ‘em.
Broadus,
the main character in this story, shows you why a yard sale should not be an alternative
for window-shopping.
Keep
your pen bleeding.
Akpan
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