She wakes up drenched in sweat to switch on all the lights.
She touches Arnold to ensure he is there, and he is real.
“Are you alright?”
He mumbles something in a somnambulist state.
“All these toys came alive to save us. A boat capsized and we were drowning.”
Arnold has opened his eyes now.
‘What if I turned into a toy and parked myself on the beach?
“Whhaat?”
“These is your prompts for speculative fiction, my dear. Now get to your laptop and write the story.”

very clever! 😀 good job Reena!
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Thanks!
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Well, that’s one way to get inspired to write! lol
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Thanks 😀😀
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You’re welcome!
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You are so imaginative, Reena. Brilliant take.
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Thank you so much!
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Oh, fab! I hope you have a pencil and paper next to you!📝
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Will start keeping that 😊
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We often find the best stories in our dreams.
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True. Dreams are pieces of ourselves woven into surprising patterns by the unconscious mind.
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Not sure what mine is saying lol.
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😊
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Haha! A nice mixture of fantasy and reality. Loved your speculative fiction my friend. Thanks for joining in.
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Actually, I’m struggling to find a theme to write speculative fiction for a contest. Your prompt just brought it out.
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That’s very cool
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