He took his position at the end of the serpentine queue. The queue did not surprise him. All his life he had stood in one line or the other, for everything.
“Identification, please!” the officer asked.
“What id?” first time in his life, he had questioned an officer, with a sense of surprise, “I have none.”
“No id, no entry ,” the officer barked, “next?”
“You brought him back!” he woke amid a chorus of chatter and muffled cry, “thank you, doctor!”
“Never got through in first try,” he mused with eyes shut, “next time I shall be better prepared.”
Word Count : 99
This is an effort to write a flash fiction effort with the Friday fictioneers, 27th , Sep, 2019, using picture prompt provided by host Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Other stories can be found here.
Photo Prompt : Naama Yehuda
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It seems he wants to leave, I hope he finds a reason to not go back too soon.
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This is why you should carry ID at all times. You never know when the end might come!
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He certainly learnt his lesson. Thank you for reading.
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The need for identification has increased, lately. Thankfully, Aadhar has been put on a slow lane, otherwise, it was sought at so many places.
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True I’d is important. But here our person was negotiating with gatekeeper of heaven. He was not sure what I’d he should produce. Thank you for reading.
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Dear Abhijit,
I read your comment to learn this was the line to the gates of heaven. I went back and read it and it made more sense. I’m sure he’ll be better prepared when the big day arrives. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you for reading and leaving a comment. You are always so positive.
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I hope for your character that the next time is a long time coming.
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Depends between him and his lord. Thank you for reading.
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Interesting perspective with this one. Wonder if that guard was St. Peter at the pearly gates? 🙂
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I get it! Always carry your driving licence then?
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Whatever works. It is not easy to get in. Thank you for reading.
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Oh, I enjoyed this one. Good time not to have ID!
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Thank you for reading. Glad you liked it.
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You are welcome.
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I wonder if they stamp your passport if you use that!
Here’s my story.
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Thank you.
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he must have business left to do. 🙂
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May be. Thank you for reading.
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Queue is like every time and eternal we all do it for each an everything.. great flash fiction.
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Thank you
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He didn’t have his ID because it was not his time!
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Possible. He drifted there by mistake. Thank you.
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We can save on a whole lot of sermonizing if all it takes to get into Heaven is a valid ID.
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True. Thank you.
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Now that’s a bad day!
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Thank you for reading.
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It seemed he didn’t want to come back to this life… I really hope there is no ID required in the afterlife!
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Thank you for reading.
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Interesting
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I send my caregiver to places for me and always make sure she carries almost every ID card I own. People are crazy and you never know what they’ll want to see. I recently read there’ s a new card coming now. It never seems to end. A good story, Abhijit, and well written. —- Suzanne
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I would have thought he’d want to hold off a bit longer on carrying id for that particular place.
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Thank you for reading. Now that he knows he has no choice but to hold off.
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