The A&B Building was made entirely from driftwood. At least that was what they said, but I was skeptical. I questioned the structural integrity of driftwood.
Now, I don’t want to brag, or anything, but you usually gotta get up pretty early in the morning to pull one over on me so, I stationed myself across the street from the A&B and studied the building. I wanted to expose the lie. I wanted to rocket to fame, and cement my place in the halls of investigative journalism. This A&B scam was going to be my launching pad.
The first thing I noticed was glass in the windows. Then I saw the electrical drop. That clinched it.
But I was wrong. The A&B spokeswoman responded to my tell-all article in “The Tattler”.
##
I had never heard of transparent trees. Trees that folks seldom notice because, well, they’re transparent.
I had never heard of the rare copperwood tree?
Who knew?
tnkerr-Writing Prompts and Practice 
LOL… entirely means entirely!! Well done!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
LOL! Transparent trees were used to make the windows. That means, the ENTIRE building was made from driftwood! Great story!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Funny take on the prompt, the way this guy takes the words extremely literally — hey, if they didn’t mean “entirely” then they shouldn’t have made that claim, I can see his point!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Now I don’t want to brag or anything but …it would take a lot to pull that transparent tree hood over my eyes 😉 . Good fun story!
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is a brilliant comment. That spokeswoman must have gotten up pretty early that day.
LikeLike
Very funny! I had similar thoughts about the structural integrity of a driftwood building, though I didn’t include them in my story. You did a great job of expanding that idea into a story.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I just love the transparency in your subject. And, I can imagine myself staring at the forest for the trees. And, I loved the last line too! Nicely done TN! I appreciate your entry into the Mondays Finish the Story Challenge. Be well… ^..^
LikeLike
What an aggressive journalistic personality shows through in paragraph two! Nicely done!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sounds like he needed to do a bit more research! I’d worry about fire, though…
LikeLiked by 1 person
I wonder how many people collided with the transparent wood as it drifted across the water. The best laid plans went a wry.
LikeLike
Transparent trees, huh. I love the rare copperwood tree. I think the A&B spokeswoman got up a good deal earlier than the journalist. Well done T.N. 🙂 — Suzanne
LikeLiked by 1 person