Friday Fictioneers – Dreams (Gone)

(Author’s note: Merry Christmas!)

© Trish Nankivell

Dreams (Gone)

by Miles H. Rost

Teddy stood, brushing the sand and dust off his clothes.

He lodged the large, uncut opal into the top of the headstone.

“Ay, da. I buried ya where the paper told me.”

Teddy’s father spent most of his life in the holes next to where he now laid. His fortune was in opals, a dangerous job with a great reward. The cancer treatments, though, depleted that fortune and left it all gone. By the time Teddy showed up, it was too late. He died.

“I’ll be back soon, da. I have to close this deal on oil with the Singaporeans.”

22 thoughts on “Friday Fictioneers – Dreams (Gone)

    • The surprising thing I found out about opals is that it’s not like a strip mine, where they do concentric circles. All they do is dig down and dig very deep. Once they get done with the holes, many times they get filled back in with the same dirt they dug out. It’s fascinating. Thanks for stopping by!

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