Arthor: Saffina Desforges
“Target destroyed!”
The boy watched with satisfaction as the dented Coke can slid gracefully beneath the still water. He licked his forefinger and chalked an invisible point on an imaginary scoreboard.
His friend wiped a bare arm across a sweating brow. “Three all!”
Eager eyes roamed for their next adrenalin fix. What seemed to be a mannequin’s arm, brought into view in the wake of the barge, caught their attention, triggering fantasy mode.
“Alien attack!”
The onslaught of stones and pebbles churned the water around the target, but rarely managed a direct hit. The few that did made no discernible sound.
The first boy took a larger rock and with careful aim played a blinding shot that hit the target full on, sending it below the surface.
“Cool!”
The boy accepted the compliment gracefully. But when the object re-surfaced, bits seeming to flake off, it was time for closer inspection.
“Cease fire! Incoming wounded!”