Friday, January 13, 2017

"The Drone" a short stotry by Craig Zimmerman

Julie noticed the drone as she was leaving her Political Science class. The machine hovered slightly above an old Oak tree and seemed to be staring at her. She quickly began walking away from campus and tried to forget the  hovering device.

Julie's felt better after she left the campus. Drones were becoming somewhat commonplace, but they still gave her the creeps. One never knew who was guiding the thing and perhaps secretly spying on you.

When Julie was about halfway home, she looked back and saw the same drone from campus quietly hovering behind her. Out of frustration, Julie raised her middle finger at the machine and hurried on. It was probably just some frat jerks from college, but the machine was starting to frighten her.

Julie decided to take a slight detour from her usual route and ducked into a mini-mart. For about twenty minutes, she went up and down every aisle and finally purchased a candy bar that she really didn't want.

As Julie exited the store she immediately looked around her. The drone seemed to be gone.Julie resumed her original route and laughed about the whole thing.

Several minutes later, Julie heard a small sound and turned to see the drone right behind her. In a panic, she began to run. Eventually Julie ran into a small neighborhood park. For a moment, she thought that she had lost the thing, but the drone re-appeared directly in front of her.

Julie began yelling at the device. In answer, a small compartment in the bottom of the drone opened and a box dropped to the ground. For the first time, a human voice came from the drone: "Congratulations, you are the winner of a free pizza from Todd's Pizza Parlor."















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