
How do I explain it so they understand?
โOkay everyone, road trip.โ
Eight students packed in my SUV.
Theyโre young. They can handle crunching together.
โLook at the mountains. What do you see?โ
โUmm, trees.โ I hear behind me.
Laughter erupts.
โTry harder,โ I say undaunted.
One answers, โmuted wheat colors, except for the evergreens.โ
โYes. Muted. Perfect. Calm right? Any other words?โ
โConsistent.โ
โPlain.โ
โExpected.โ
โExactly,โ I say. โThis is just the way a neuro-average person thinks.โ
We come up over the hill to the abandoned, graffiti covered diner.
โThat ladies and gentlemen is how different my mind works.โ
This photo prompt from Rochellewisoff.com Friday Fictioneers weekly challenge is compliments of Carol Erdman-Grant. Visit Rochelleโs blog and join the fun writing a 100 word tale from a photo prompt.
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