The litter left behind told its own story: the teens had gathered here intent on squeezing out every bit of fun from stolen moments. They had not believed the stories told of mysterious disappearances on moonlit nights. With the arrogance of youth, they believed themselves to be invincible and beyond danger. Outsiders came and investigated, believing they would find the missing persons. The lifelong residents of the godforsaken town knew, however, that no amount of searching would yield results. The young ones had been taken and would never be returned.
Who do you think took the young ones?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2014
(This post is linked to Friday Fictioneers)
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Sounds like something Stephen King would write. 🙂
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I will take that as a compliment as he is one of my favourite authors 🙂
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It was intended as such, my dear. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Their parents probably gave them away .. secretly. 🙂
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Especially if they were representations of teens in general 🙂
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Never in a million years would I have thought of that story line from this photo…. good job!
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Thank you. The idea came to me as I was writing 🙂
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Well written and it disgusts me to see all that garbage left behind.
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Me too as it does not take much effort to take it with you and put it in a garbage can.
But what if you did not have the chance to because something happened to prevent you from doing so …
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Riveting as always. Very nice and yes, Stephen Kingish.
(And I think the trolls under the bridge got them.) 😉
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And those trolls were definitely mean 🙂
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The disappearances on Dam Trashmore are closely related to the Sacrifices on Mount Trashmore – the gods of garbage must be fed.
Randy
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This is an idea that certainly has potential to be interesting!
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I think the litter elves took them to their leader. 🙂
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They were definitely taken somewhere 🙂
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Great imagination Colline, I hope you expand on the story sometime, it has the makings of a fab thriller. 🙂
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Thank you Amanda 🙂
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Creepy alright…who indeed took these youths? The beginnings a nice King type novel…brrrrr
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Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the introduction..
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I can think of many places in TO that look like that photo…(scary) When my daughter moved to TO to live iwth me and go to Humber, that was the year that poor girl was found in Etobicoke in 1999. My daughter almost wanted to move back to Montreal
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I hope she has adjusted now to living in Toronto.
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She lived 5 years and moved back and I followed her 5 years later. I was there for 13 yrs…I do miss it though a lot!
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At least she tried living in another place even though she didn’t make it her permanent home 🙂
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Well she came to be with “mommy” but when she started a family, Quebec is cheaper with more advantages including all her friends and family …that’s why I eventually moved back. Now that my mom passed, I am re-evaluating my future here. I do have family in TO too.
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At least Quebec is not too far from Toronto which makes frequent visits easy 🙂
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I had planned to go for New Year’s to see family in Oakville but with my mom passing, I will take it one day at a time and decide last minute…I love the lights downtown…I used to work right on university corner Dundas…loved working evenings there.
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Yes, I agree about Stephen King style… You are amazing dear Colline. Thanks and Love, nia
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Thank you Nia. It is a big compliment.
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Not sure what to make of that Colline, somethings missing, someones guilty.
Time to bring back Capital punishment, better still, put them in the stocks, 100 lashes on naked backs, make them cringe in agony and beg for mercy, then again they may be just a figment of todays technology.
Merry Christmas Colline.
Ian
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Something is definitely amiss Ian. Something more futuristic though, I think, that would invlove more modern forms of punishment 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas too Ian.
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Thank you Colline.
Kindest regards and best wishes.
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Well, given the mess left behind, one can only hope it is the litter marshalls who have taken them away to be taught to clean up their mess. Makes one wonder what their (imaginary?) homes were like!
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I often wonder that when it come to litterbugs – whether they litter open grounds or even community spaces.
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