My short stories

Power-packed meals

"Imagination is a wild child playing whatever his/her heart desires. That's what makes it amazing." ~Rose4eva789

I saw a hilarious story prompt and used it for this story 😂 Have fun reading!

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So, to give a little backstory to my weird world, hello, my name is Matthew, and in my world, everyone has a special power. Invisibility, pyrokinesis, super strength, you name it. However, we are not born with it. At the age of 16, the gal or guy gets transported to a blank white room with tables filled with different types of food, ranging from bright red apples to mouth-watering gourmet meats. Whatever you take a bite from determines your new power that will forever be with you till your time is up.

Today, well, it's my turn.

I look at each of the dishes in turn. There are so many to choose from. And no, none of the food gives only one specific power. I remember last year, 3 people chose the roast turkey and all 3 had different powers: night vision, healing powers and flight. Crazy, right?

So, here I am, nervously wondering which I should pick. I don't want some useless power like being able to translate to any language. Seriously though, in a world where everyone has a translating app, it's useless. You won't believe how many useless powers some people received. I remember someone who got the power to demoralise people. He was so ashamed that he jumped off a bridge and drowned in the river.

Mom told me to just go with whatever was my favourite dish. For me, that is definitely pizza. Topped off with bits of meat. Delicious. However, a few days ago, someone chose pizza and her power was to become a bird. It's not too bad but still kind of boring if you ask me. It's like flying with the condition of having to be a bird. And only one type of bird. The gal got lucky and was able to become a swallow but imagine having to be a pigeon! Ew.

Dad told me to pick whatever I put my eyes on first. That was the apple. They say "an apple a day keeps the docs away" but no way am I getting my first new power from something as simple as an apple.

I noticed that there was an empty bottle on the edge of one of the tables. Did someone drink something earlier? Who knows? Either way, I guess it's time to spin the bottle. Whichever it lands on, I will eat.

I take the bottle into the middle of the room and let it spin. I wait anxiously, it feels like hours went by before it finally stops. It lands on... a piece of bread? Well, that was unexpected. Too plain for my liking, however, I notice a jar of blackberry jam. No one said anything about combining 2 foods together. I took the jam and made myself a sandwich. Then, I ate it. Not a bad taste.

I noticed I was glowing. That does usually happen after someone has made their choice. The next thing I knew, I was back home. Well, time to find out my new power. I try to pull off the living room door. Not super strength. I am not invisible either as I can see my reflection in the mirror above the mantlepiece. My older sister has just come into the room so I wave at her. As I do so, a jet of water sprouts from my hands and... totally drenches her. So, I have hydrokinesis. I see her burn up in anger. Yep, she's pyrokinetic. And I'm roast meat tonight. Wish me luck in surviving her wrath!
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Hope you enjoyed it! I know I enjoyed writing this one! 😂

Until next time, my lovlies~

Lady Rose out~🌹