365 Days of Drabbles: Day Fifty-One
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colliemommie: "Exactly what it says on the box."
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Maria turned the box over in her hands, reading the label. "It doesn't actually mean that, right?"
Tez smiled. "'Unlimited power'? Yes, it does."
"I mean, how does it work? Do I plant seeds in the ground and get an army?"
"No."
"Does it have a tiara that grants me wishes?"
"Not at all."
She opened the box, revealing a stubby cylinder with a toothed gear on the top and a toggle switch on the side. She flipped it and the gear started turning. "What's making it turn?"
"I've forgotten. But until you flip that switch again it'll never stop."
colliemommie: "Exactly what it says on the box."* * *
Maria turned the box over in her hands, reading the label. "It doesn't actually mean that, right?"
Tez smiled. "'Unlimited power'? Yes, it does."
"I mean, how does it work? Do I plant seeds in the ground and get an army?"
"No."
"Does it have a tiara that grants me wishes?"
"Not at all."
She opened the box, revealing a stubby cylinder with a toothed gear on the top and a toggle switch on the side. She flipped it and the gear started turning. "What's making it turn?"
"I've forgotten. But until you flip that switch again it'll never stop."
