The A&B Building was made entirely from driftwood. Its façade was arranged in edifices that brandish the architect’s bucolic palate. What he thought to be a lame and irking day with his grandparents turned interesting instead, and Carl couldn’t help but marvel the novelty of the two-story structure before him.
“A brotherhood of gold seekers’ camp?” he asked as pictures of Jack Sparrow flashed in his mind.
Ted let a chuckle and explained, “Initially, yes, they were called ‘Arctic Brothers’. It wasn’t long before the guild grew and boasted a thousand members where men from all parts of the world met.”
“Did they get to keep piles of gold bars inside?”
“Piles? Heavens, no, but each one of them was set to find their gold.” Ted answered, amused at his grandson’s query.
Slightly disappointed, Carl asked, “Then why did you leave the guild grandpa?”
Dazed, his eyes then strayed to the silver-haired woman waiting for them in the car, “Because I’ve already found mine.”
Word Count: 156
Here is my take for this week’s Mondays Finish the Story prompt.
This week’s story begins with: “The A&B Building was made entirely from driftwood.”
Mondays Finish the Story is a unique flash fiction challenge hosted by Barbara Beacham where they provide you with a new photo each week and the first sentence of a story. The challenge is to finish the story using 100-150 words, not including the sentence provided. This challenge runs from Monday to Sunday! Get creative and have fun finishing the story!
Enjoy more awesome stories here. 🙂
September 28, 2015 at 11:37 am
nice content
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September 29, 2015 at 1:12 am
Thank you! 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 1:21 pm
Lovely story….. very heartwarming!!
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September 29, 2015 at 1:14 am
Glad to hear that. Thank you. 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 1:54 pm
Loved your take to the prompt and I especially loved the heart touching ending! Great story!
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September 29, 2015 at 1:20 am
We all love happy endings, right? Thanks PJ. 🙂
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September 29, 2015 at 1:28 am
Oh yes! Most definitely! 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Aw, love the sweet ending — and I can just see the grandson asking all those questions too, with his funny movie-inspired ideas about that era.
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September 29, 2015 at 1:26 am
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I actually have no idea what this place was until I googled it. After I read the brief history, Pirates of the Caribbean came to my mind in an instant. For minute there, I thought I was about to make a sequel to the movie. But I’m such a hopeless romantic and couldn’t help but make a love story. Thank you Joy. 😉
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September 29, 2015 at 4:50 am
I just happen to have visited Skagway and saw this building (Skagway’s about three blocks long, so you can’t help but notice this) a couple years ago on an Alaskan cruise, or I would have had no idea either. And you’ll get no argument from me about turning ideas into love stories!
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September 28, 2015 at 7:21 pm
I like your ending, very sweet.
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September 29, 2015 at 1:27 am
Thank you Deborah. 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 7:26 pm
Lovely
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September 29, 2015 at 1:28 am
Thank you. 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 7:50 pm
Very sweet of him to feel that way..hopefully his grandson will pick up on that important fact.
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September 29, 2015 at 6:36 am
I bet his grandson did. 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 8:33 pm
Great story! The ending is touching.
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September 29, 2015 at 6:37 am
Thank you. 🙂
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September 28, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Nice twist at the end.
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September 29, 2015 at 6:40 am
Behind every man is a woman that is worth a thousand gold bars. Thank you. 🙂
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September 29, 2015 at 12:02 am
Very beautifully told story:)
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September 29, 2015 at 6:41 am
Thank you Shivangi. 🙂
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September 29, 2015 at 12:36 am
What a story! I loved your take on this lovely little romance! I appreciate your entry into theMondays Finish the Story Challenge. Be well… ^..^
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September 29, 2015 at 6:44 am
Thank you, too, Barbara. I enjoyed it, as always. 🙂
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September 29, 2015 at 1:24 am
“Carl couldn’t help but marvel the novelty of the two-story structure before him.” That sentence is a gold nugget! Nicely done.
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September 29, 2015 at 6:51 am
That structure was a novelty, indeed. Thank you. 🙂
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September 29, 2015 at 7:50 am
Sweet story 🙂
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September 29, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Glad to hear that. Thanks! 🙂
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September 29, 2015 at 10:42 am
Remember my story hihihihihi
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September 29, 2015 at 3:41 pm
Soon fat. Trying to find the perfect one. Hihi
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October 2, 2015 at 11:06 am
yey!!
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September 29, 2015 at 1:52 pm
What a sweet story, I did not see the twist at the end.
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September 29, 2015 at 3:47 pm
Thanks for taking the time to read. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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