When the car parked next to me drew away without a sound, I was startled and did a double take which was noticed by its driver who gave me a broad smile suggesting he was proud of his silently moving motor vehicle and pleased it had drawn attention.
It was quite unnerving to see such a large vehicle noiselessly gliding down our busy high street past all the brightly lit shops and shoppers who were out buying their gifts and presents for Christmas.
Obviously, I realised that it must be one of the new breed of cars that are powered by electricity in town but use a conventional petrol driven engine for longer distances, but I still couldn't help but stand and follow the progress of this strange new car as it built up speed down the road.
Puzzlingly, nobody seemed to be paying it much attention but, inveterate reporter of life in all its strange forms as I am, the seeds of a small article on green fuel was already germinating in my writer's mind.
So I stopped to make a note in my ideas for articles notebook that I always carry in my pocket everywhere I go.
It occurred to me that such a green powered car would be an ideal present for my wife although, of course, not one that an impecunious author like me could ever afford.
I was just turning away to continue my search for my wife's Christmas present when the car reached the end of the street ... increased its speed ... and took off.
As I stood transfixed like a dummy watching this four door saloon disappearing into the clouds, I could just see the driver looking back with red cheeks and smiling eyes and hear him laughing.
"Ho, Ho, Ho ... Merry Christmas and Goodwill to All Men!"
The End
Bye for now
Rob
Rob Hopcott - online author
P.S. Every year, I write a Christmas short story or flash fiction for all my friends online and otherwise instead of sending out Christmas cards and this flash postcard fiction is my Christmas story card to you for 2008.
It is a small thing but I hope it gives you some pleasure.
Perhaps you would also like to read some of my Christmas stories from previous years :-)
Ho, Ho, Ho ... Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New year!
Monday, October 20, 2008
A Green Car for Christmas - Rob Hopcott's Christmas story for 2008
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7 comments:
A delightful story and idea Rob.
Merry Christmas to you too my friend!
ho ho ho less risque than last year's. I hope Santa leaves me a green car for Christmas (although, as I don't own a car, perhaps I should stick to what I have).
Time ... but not as we know it - a short story by Rob Hopcott
It's been a while since anything as long as a short story (1000 words plus) pestered me to be written.
This one didn't even allow me to get up for the day before it started nagging me to be written.
It's not on a Christmas theme ... In fact, it's not about any time in particular ... as we know it ... :-)
Just watch out for the blond people, appartently they are not hearing these cars and are getting run over.
Merry Christmas to YOU and Yours Rob :D
And a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you Miladysa ... and yours.
I was wondering how it would feel to fast frame through the next year and land on Christmas Eve in 2009.
What will the world look like then?
There must be a story in that :-)
Definitely a story there Rob!
Happy New Year my friend :D
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