This week’s task to use the above photo in a story beginning:
“In the compound on the hill, lives a man with a dream.”
A completely unrealistic dream.
But he keeps buying the lottery tickets in the hope that one day by some remote chance his numbers will come up.
So whilst he has a ticket he can daydream about what the win will mean to him and his family.
Mortgages paid, children’s education paid for, a trip here and there, the renovations they all talk about.
So each Sunday morning he journeys to the lottery office and buys his tickets, prays his numbers will actually be in the barrel and sits back and waits.
So far he has won small amounts as if fate has decreed he will win enough to keep him interested.
From the safe walls of his compound he watches the valley below and wonders if his lucky day will come or if tilling his garden and baked beans on toast will always be his lot.
Written for: http://mondaysfinishthestory.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/mondays-finish-the-story-december-1st-2014/
Morpethroad 
So far he has won small amounts as if fate has decreed he will win enough to keep him interested There is so much truth in that statement, Michael…”just one more time could be the big one.”
indeed Lyn, thanks for dropping by.
I like the word ‘safe’ in this. It’s very subtle. It means he can keep on dreaming without risking doing anything to change his lot in life. And believe that ‘fate’ has it all planned out for him. Nice one! Ann
Thanks Ann, lovely to have you drop by.
A daydream a lot of folks have too. I liked the way you wove this! Perfect! Thanks for taking part in the challenge and stay tuned for next week’s! It is all wet! 🙂
Will I need a raincoat?
Fins. You will need fins… 🙂 Is that a tease, or what?
Ha, couldn’t resist.
Ha, can’t wait to see what you come up with! 🙂
We all need our dreams Michael, keeps us alive.
So true Jackie, what is life without them.
Oh how nice it is to dream, I wish him well. 😀
Dreams are just that Jenny, something to spend time on.
Well he is not alone with that dream is he? Luckily I like beans on toast. Clever take on the prompt. Look forward to more from you.
Thanks Rosalind, stay tuned for next weeks.
Dreamer or addict? Hmmm… Either way, we must all have our dreams. Well written.
Thank you so much Caerlynn, I appreciate your comment.
Sounds like he has it pretty good right now!
DJ
I think so too Danny.
That sounds exactly like me (apart from living in a desert compound). I have exactly the same dream and I bet I’m not alone.