FLASH FICTION,  July 2020 Prompts,  Surrealism

The Falling Star

My bed is near the window and every night before I go to sleep, I will look out the window, gazing at the stars. One night, a week ago, I saw a falling star. Reading too much of folklores, I made a wish. I know it does not make sense but it was just for the fun of it. Then I went to sleep.

As usual in the morning, I headed to the bathroom to take my shower before making my breakfast. Approaching the bathroom, I heard that the shower was on. Living alone in the house, it raised an alarm. I went back to my room and took a scissor out of the drawer and headed back to the bathroom. I slowly opened the door and was shocked to see there’s a dragon in the bathtub! And it was using my body brush to brush its legpit! And it was a pink dragon!

I screamed from the top of my lung, so did the dragon! I ran back to my room and tried to call the police but I could not get through the line. I then managed to compose myself and tip-toed to the bathroom. The door was ajar and I could see that the bathroom curtain was burning. I quickly went inside and managed to put the fire off after pulling the curtain down and soaked it in the bathtub. I could see the dragon was trembling; a cloud of smoke came out from its nose.

“You silly dragon! You almost burn down my house!” I was angry at the dragon. “I am sorry, it was accidental. I didn’t mean it,” the dragon said apologetically in a hoarse voice. “Please calm down and let me explain,” it added.

So the dragon explained that it fell to earth last night after being booed while performing in a concert in the sky. “It was my 100th rock concert. Last night my voice didn’t come out as I over-practised. I was so frustrated and ashamed and never want to perform again or even go home,” said the dragon.

“Wait, I thought you dragons live in the sea or lake?” I was puzzled of the habitat of dragons.

“Well, yeah, I live in Tasik Chini but last night I went up to the sky to perform to the sky tribe. I am Jemah, by the way. My group is called The Hohograms,” explained the dragon. I introduced myself and we shook hands—I mean hand for me and leg for Jemah.

I did not know what to say further. Everything was quiet. After a few minutes of silence, I said, “it can’t be that bad, right?” Jemah took it to heart and cried a bathtub!

I panicked and ran down to my studio to get a ukulele and went up again and sing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole cover) to Jemah. After singing the second line, I heard a laugh. Jemah asked me to stop and said to me, “your singing was so bad.” And she laughed and laughed and laughed in the bathtub.

I straight away went to Tasik Chini to get Jemah’s parents to come and pick her up.

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Prompt #6 of July 2020 Prompts.

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