From Miriam – A hundred million dollar man who’s in a lot of trouble. I hope you enjoy the story!
Pixabay image by Brigitte Werner
One Hundred Million Dollar Man
He gazed in the mirror, examined the right side of his body. The crisscross intertwined wires on his arm and hand resembled the veins and blood vessels. Screws joined the wires at the junctures of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and finger joints. The metal on his right chest resembled the rib cage except it extended to the waistline. Inside the rib cage was a mercury-like lung. He smiled and switched the focus on the right arm, beamed with the left eye, zoomed in and out to magnify the images. He blinked and the zooming was gone. He blinked again, any movement of the dust in the air caused an acute alertness.
“Honey, your manager Mr. Pacheco is here.”
“Thank you, dear. I’ll be right there.” He folded the right hand into a fist with a squeeze, the skin on the…
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Myths of the Mirror 
Very well written!
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Miriam did a great job. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. There are some wonderful stories and poems coming through. 🙂
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Thank you so much for reading!
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I really liked Miriam’s “take” on this photo. Perhaps it’s steampunk (?) but it’s not beyond reality. A great lesson within….
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Thanks, Pam. I removed “steampunk” from the prompt post a week ago as I didn’t want anyone to feel confined by the description. Not beyond reality is right! Miriam did a great job with the prompt. Thanks for the visit. I can’t wait to read your story (hint hint). Lol. No pressure.
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I might get “punked” if I try to write from this prompt!! ;-0 🙂
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Ha ha ha. 😀
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Thank you, Pam for your comment. Crooks are out there, for sure.
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Unexpected and well done! 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by to read, Bette. It was plausible, wasn’t it? A great story from Miriam. 🙂
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Definitely plausible… Surprised me in a good way! 🙂
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It surprised me of how the tale turned out also. I watched dark movies but it was my first to pen one.
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It’s fun to write dark, isn’t it? You did a wonderful job, Miriam.
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Thank you, Diana. I’ll try some more soon!
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Thank you for reading and comment, Bette! It was a midnight writing thinking about a fight my husband went to see!
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Good one. He learned the price of his new body.
Thanks for sharing this.
I commented on the author’s blog
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I don’t think it’s the price he expected, Andrew. I appreciate it that you left a comment on the author’s site. They really do deserve the credit. ❤
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Thank you very much, Andrew. Nothing is free from the crooks. Thank you for stopping by my blog.
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