Crimson’s Creative Challenge: Just One More
Photo by Crispina Kemp
“You’ll love it,” he promised. “Five miles of beauty.”
I should have known better. I trusted him anyway.
“Just one more hill,” he’d said three times so far.
I should have known better and turned back while I had the chance.
Five miles turned in to seven. Just one more hill, turned into 12.
“This is the last hill,” he promised as we huffed up the hill.
We looked down on a pretty view with a wood fence to mark the trail that curved down and around another hill and more trees.
There were always more trees hiding our view, thereby prolonging our disorientation as to where we were.
He said we weren’t lost, but I could tell by the nervousness in his voice we were.
“I’m not sure,” he started to say.
He should have known. Should have been prepared.
I pushed him down the hill.
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Nice one. The proper solution to the situation. Although we are never lost, merely mislaid. At least that’s what I claim when I can’t find my present location on the map 🙂
I blame GPS. ;0)
I always know where I am. Ha.
Nah, takes the fun out of studying the map for recognisable features. Is that an orchard or copse? Oh look, ramping pylons. 🙂
Funny.
I agree. Maps are best and more fun.
I like to see the lay of the land. But I’m also obessessed with maps. I blame my father who taught me to map read when I was a kid, and who stacks of maps from various army exercises.
Also have stacks. No military.
I used to make geological maps for oil company I worked for. Traced most of the world to put in computers. When computers were just getting into the industry.
Wow, interesting job. When I was looking to change jobs I almost applied to a company who was mapping the bed of the North Sea. I have always regretted not going for that.
I agree. What did you do instead?
Events management, which led to theatre management. No regrets there but … the two sides of me, yea.
I bet after all that hard work, you get to see some amazing shows. And maybe get to enjoy fun parties. At least I hope you do.
While I’m sufficiently obsessed with maps to have enjoyed mapping the North Sea… fascinated with Dogger Land, too… I have to say I made the best choice. Yea, those were fun days, and fun nights. Hard work, and often having to tiptoe around sensitive personalities, but … fantastic memories
I feel the same. I love writing, but it would be fun to have a part time job working with maps.
Yea, wouldn’t it ever. Though I particularly like looking at old maps of places I know, so I can see the changes
I like it.
Sounds like that was one hill too far for her.
lol. I think you’re right. It wasn’t a good idea to push her.