The End

Erica Drayton wrote on Erica Drayton Writes, the Prompt is end! Write a 100 word story.

Picture by Jess Bailey Designs

Twenty children held on to the rope as they walked past the street singer to the park. Not yet independent and still malleable, they did as they were asked to do. As each child let go of the rope, they smiled, then winked out of existence. The teachers looked at each other, trying to decide if letting go of the rope was a good idea. The street singer intoned, “This is the end, my beautiful friend,” All twenty stars gathered to watch as the teachers tried to explain how they ended up holding the rope. Each star smiled rather brightly.