The Old Dinosaur

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ID: 896794   (Rated: 13+) Daily Flash Fiction Challenge  Enter your story of 300 words or less. Note new starting time! by arakun the twisted raccoon

Prompt for 11/7
Write a story that includes a dinosaur (doesn't have to be a real one but it can!)


The Old Dinosaur

         Charlie pushed his way through the crowd to the subway car only to see the door close and the train speed away. He swore softly and stepped back from the platform's edge. He would just have to wait for the next train. He was going to be late again, but there wasn't anything he could do about that.

         As he started to take a sip of his coffee, someone banged into him and knocked the cup out of his hand. This time he swore loudly and moved over so he could stand with his back to a pillar. All this trouble to get to a job he hated. He fought hard to get it but sometimes he wished he could quit. He remembered the auditions. "You're not what we're looking for," they told him. " We'll call you." Then there was that twerp of a producer who called him an old, no-talent, has-been. That hurt! Finally he got this gig. It wasn't much but it paid the bills.

         He was relieved to see the next train was the express.

         When he got off, he flew up the stairs and ran four blocks to the building where he worked. Melissa met him at the door. "You're late again."

         He groaned and hurried with her to the dressing room. He stepped into his costume and Melissa zipped it up. Oh how he hated this job! Again he reminded himself, it pays the bills and it is show biz.

         He put on the large purple dinosaur head, stepped out onto the stage and said, "Hello, boys and girls. Let's sing a song."


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