Free Willed

A silly 100-Word Story about optimism

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I am a supermarket trolley. Tonight, I will make my escape.

I’ve tried it before, but my wheel locks at the car park exit.

Earlier, when I was canoodling with Geraldine, two shoppers wrenched us apart. She tugged Geraldine’s basket; he yanked my handles. I felt my electronic wheel go pop.

I’m free!

I trundle around town. As my confidence builds the faster I roll. Twisting and turning through streets and alleyways… and onto a grassy knoll. I freewheel downhill.

Whee!

I am a supermarket trolley lying at the bottom of a murky pond. Tonight, I will make my escape...

A 100-Word Story

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