“I wanted to be an electrician,” the old man mused to the young boy who had begged to speak.
“You were so much more! You invented the technology that changed everything! It revolutionized…” Matt was rambling. His excitement overflowed into every syllable. His hands tremored and eyes glowed.
“I know what I did, boy.” Tom thought about the life he would have had. The simple nine to five, the family. The grandchild who’d sit opposite him, enamored. He looked up and took a deep, long sigh. “Interview’s over.”
“B-bu…” Matt sputtered as Tom left the room. Both choked back tears.
Some thoughts don’t need 101 words to be expressed, others required many more than 101 words. I think your thought is one of the latter. I do admire your attempt to express your idea in such an abbreviated manner
I thought you did a great job. It’s all there. The movie Citizen Kane ended on the same note.
Thanks!
Great juxtaposition of legacy versus real-life heartbreak, youth versus age, and yet they both are just as emotionally wrought. Very touching.
Thank you!
I wanted more.
That was very good indeed.
Thanks!
Isn’t Tom Thomas Edison?
Not intentionally but interesting interpretation!