Floating

Photo credit: http://publicdomainarchive.com/highway-night-blurred-lights-lens-flare-guard-rail/

 

Stage four

Inoperable

Three to six months

Two doctors. Four specialists

Tears, so many tears

Nelson pressed the accelerator, smoothly navigating the engineering marvel along the two lane road, leaving all other vehicles in his wake.

The past three weeks were an endless round of doctor’s offices, blood tests, cat scans, and MRIs. They all said the same; nothing ever changed.  The intense migraines now had a cause: a malignant brain tumor.

Death wasn’t his greatest fear; it was disappointing his parents yet again. They deserved so much better.

More gas.

Nelson was flying now, weaving in and out of traffic. He felt free for the first time in months.  Since his diagnosis and grim prognosis, his parents along with other members of his family kept vigil, grieving his pending departure.

While no one was looking, Nelson snuck out of the house, grabbed the keys to his brother’s new Corvette and hit the road.

From up ahead came the shrill cry of a train whistle. He pressed harder on the accelerator, racing towards a blinding light.  The odometer topped out at 160 mph.

Nelson was amazed at the smooth ride. He felt like he was floating.

 Word count: 196

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This is my offering for the Flash Fiction for the Purposeful Practitioner  Challenge hosted by the talented Mr. Roger Shipp:

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• A photo prompt and an introductory sentence/ topic is to be used as your ‘muse’. They will arrive promptly at midnight each Friday morning.
• Include the photo prompt and its credits with your story on your blog. Use of the introductory sentence/ topic is optional. Some followers like the introductory sentence ideas.
• All stories are to be crafted and honed to under 200 words in length.
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~kay