intent

The couch sagged sadly in the middle and groaned as he eased his heavy frame into it. It was never Arnold’s intent to live out the rest of his life as a couch potato, but after his wife, his soulmate, died last year, he lost all motivation to go out and do things. He’d rather binge-watch old TV shows and wait for death to reunite him with his bride.

He popped open a beer, grabbed the remote, and searched for Breaking Bad. Ah, it’s on Netflix. “Good,” he said. “No commercials.”

(Exactly 91 words)

Written for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt, where the challenge is “intent” in exactly 91 words. Also for Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Story Starter Saturday Mix, where the opening sentence is “The couch sagged sadly in the middle and groaned as he eased his heavy frame into it.”Image credit: Bing Image Creator.

It’s time for another edition of Melanie’s Share Your World prompt. Here’s what she wants to know.

What is the scariest game (board or online) you ever may have played?

Hmm. My son and his wife used to play this board game called “Pandemic,” which they roped my wife and me to play with them whenever we all got together.

The object is for the team of players to manage to fight the spread of a deadly pandemic before it wipes out the human population. It used to be a mildly enjoyable game. But once an actual worldwide pandemic broke out last year, it became too real. And that’s a bit scary.

What’s just ‘over the rainbow” for you?

Death?

Do you have to watch something upbeat after watching a suspense or horror movie so you can go to sleep?

No. I usually can fall asleep with ease regardless of what I was watching. Of course, my dreams might be very different depending upon what I recently watched.

Is there intent behind every action?

I believe that there is intent, either conscious or unconscious, behind most actions. But more important than intent, in my opinion, are the consequences of our actions, regardless of intent. Sometimes good intentions can lead to bad consequences and bad intentions can occasionally, and perhaps surprisingly, result in positive consequences.