This weeks Trifecta Writing Challenge is to write a story between 33 and words using the third definition of the world decay: to fall into ruin.
The Plastic World of Benjamin Feldermyer
Benjamin Feldermeyer had lived with the ever-present sound of crumpling plastic all his life and was startled awake when the crumpling suddenly stopped.
His ears didn’t understand what was happening at first. This silence was a new noise. Benjamin thought it odd and somewhat terrifying but the longer it lasted the more pleasant it started to become.
He lay awake in his bed of shredded Alhambras and tried to remember when he had heard this odd quiet before. He remembered an ear ache when he was six, and he had heard only muffles. Yes that was it! Shortly before his parents tried to move from Recy 5 to Montana where they heard the worst of the Big Decay was over!
They had trudged all day through the great plastic heaps of Recy 5, and Father said they were just about to a place where they would be able to glimpse the great open space. But they never made it that far. The Bot Controllers had discovered them and made them turn back.
Benjamin was disappointed but didn’t take it as hard as his parents had. That was the last day he had ever heard his father’s laugh. Benjamin closed his eyes tight willing himself to forget.
Snoppy Smith stuck her ratty head into Benjamin’s pligloo and asked her usual question. “You goin’ for bunsbuns today BenBen?”
Benjamin winced. He always hated Snoppy’s voice but in this new silence he hated it even more. Even though outside the new silence was beginning to unravel with the uneasy voices of the people of Recy 5.
Snoppy Smith didn’t mention the silence, and Benjamin hated her even more for that. “Snoppy, don’t you hear that?” Ben asked not even trying to conceal his contempt for Snoppy’s insensitive nature.
Snoppy lowered her voice and said cheerfully to Benjamin. “Isn’t it a wonderful day? There are Bot Controllers everywhere! Everybody says the bun lines will be shutting down early today! Isn’t that funny Benjamin? Hurry BenBen! Hurry!”
Until next time . . . I love you
Great job Linda! You’re sooo imaginative. I think we could put your picture on Lily’s blog about things that are mind blowing! Maybe just a picture of Peanuts?
Thank you so much Lisa! And Lily’s blog was fantasic about the mind blowing things. And I loved her neopolitan ice cream one today. She is so funny! I’m so glad she finally said what we have all been thinking all these years!
Ooh, I am pretty sure that I don’t want to know what happens next. Don’t go, BenBen!
I have to say, the word “pligloo” made me laugh.
Pligloo HA! Don’t ever want to have to live in one of those! But they are funny!
Awesome post! Like a plastic bottle version of Wall-E. Loved it!
Pink.
Thank you Pink! I’ll have to watch that movie sometime!
Awesome movie! Very similar to your piece.
Pink.
Oh, how I loved this piece – lightly written, but oh so heavy.
Thank you kg! That’s a great compliment!
truly imaginative, and perhaps not too far fetched for the future. excellent write!
Thank you so much Renada. I hope it turns out to be farfetched — but that plastic is piling up isn’t it?
So imaginative! Enjoyed this.
Thank you Sandra and thanks so much for coming by and reading!
I’m really liking Benjamin Feldermeyer. He sounds like a real unsung hero. I’d love the sound of NO PLASTIC. Well, not NO Plastic, after all, I’m sure there’s a good deal of it in my keyboard. Enjoying Always, T
I’m a little slow tonight…it took me halfway through to put recy 5 with recylcling code. You’re so creative!
Yes! You got it. It was a little out of the blue!
When I moved from New York to Idaho it took me weeks to adjust to the silence so I was right there with BenBen.
Every week I look forward to a peek into the worlds you create and I’m never disappointed. Thanks for always bringing your A game. Can’t wait to see what you come up with next.
New York to Idaho! That must have taken some getting used to!
Thank you so much for your inspiring comment. I can honestly say that your challenges have added another dimension to my writing that I didn’t even know was there! I’m having sooo much fun with them. Thank you so much for all you support!
I’m afraid to ask what they make the bunsbuns out of. Or package them in.
Haha! Well I’m not really sure, all I know is they have a 750,000 year shelf life.
Clearly, life at Recy 5 can be a real grind. Well, up till now anyway.
“…her ratty head…” I laughed so hard, I dropped my bunbun on the floor. Guess I’ll hafta dust it off since the lines are shut down… : P
Hahahaha Markie! I hope you have a lot of powdered sugar on your floor — just thinking about that is making me hungry for bunbuns!