HIDING

 

HIDING

We’ve always loved camping. When the kids were small we camped out most weekends. We knew every corner of the country, all the off-grid places.

Later, without the kids, we tried a few foreign holidays, but we preferred our independence, so we bought this caravan. Other campers, with their bungalows on wheels, laughed at our tiny trailer, but we liked being able to fit into small spaces.

Then the invasion happened. We packed our little caravan with food and hid in the forest, using branches as camouflage.

Soldiers destroyed our village and killed our neighbours, but they never found us.

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The moment I saw Bill Reynolds' photograph I fell in love. What a wonderful little trailer, just right for one! If only I was younger. *sad face*

Thanks as ever to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers - if you fancy reading other short stories, or writing one of your own, she hangs out at https://rochellewisoff.com/