Ring Finger

Quick note: I believe this is my first ever micro. Remember the ring finger unofficial challenge? I have no idea what this is that I wrote haha, but it helps if you have seen the movie “The Banshees of Inishirin” with Brendan Gleeson. I wanted to have some characterisation so this went way over the word count of the micro.. so then I chose not to shorten it or share it. 😅 Anyhow, enjoy.

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“Look there’s another,” Samuel exclaims.

“And another finger over here too - oh my!” His friend Brewster calls out.

A big dog suddenly comes out of nowhere, runs up the beach and snatches the finger with its jaws - then runs along the shore.

“Quick, catch it!” Samuel yells to his friend.

Brewster finally catches up with the dog only a few metres away.

“Nice doggie, I’m gonna get you, I’m gonna..”

The dog temporarily freezes with the finger in its mouth.

Taking a few steps closer - “Good boy, good boy”.

Then the dog rolls over and Brewster begins tickling the dog’s belly.

“What are you doing over there now?!” Samuel shouts.

Brewster yanks the finger from its mouth. “Got it!” And the dog runs off.

The two friends walked back to each other on the shore of the beach.

“Four fingers we’ve got now”, Samuel says.

“Aren’t we lucky? - well there is that one with the ring on it - could be worth something,” replies Brewster.

“I doubt it - whose do you suppose they belong to?”

“Maybe Mr Gleeson from Banshees”, Brewster says excitedly.

“Don’t be silly Brewster. You actually think we’ve stumbled back in time onto the film set of The Banshees of Inisherin?”

“Or maybe we’re trapped in a movie just like that kid in Last Action Hero. Either way we’ll get to see Mad Eye Moody in the flesh”, Brewster grins dreamily.

Samuel rolls his eyes. “Maybe we shouldn’t be friends anymore!”

“What, not ever?” Brewster sheepishly asks.

“Uh no, I made a joke, you know THE FILM and what happens to the two friends..”.

“Uh yeah”.

“I’ll always be friends with you Brewster, no matter how much you might make me wanna pull my hair out”, Samuel confides.

“Thanks!”.

“Brewster, look up there! Why I never…”.

They walked from the shore, up towards the top of the cliff and found a party.

“Look Sam - it’s Mad Eye Moody! No way!” Brewster shouts. “And Colin Farrell!”

Samuel’s face was gobsmacked as they began to crash the wrap party.

“Colin Farrell - how ya doing?” Brewster reaches out his hand to shake the actor’s, as Samuel follows like in a dream as they walk over to the other film star.

“Mr Gleeson - we found your fingers! And you forgot to take your ring off.” Brewster states nonchalantly.

“Feckin’ ‘ell you truly did! Thank you, sir,” Mr Gleeson smiles.

“It’s a pleasure!” as Brewster hands him back his fingers into the palm of his hand.

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