The Hyperdrive Milk Float (Freewrite Story)

Prompt: milk

Set by @mariannewest

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-209-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-milk

It was time for the milk float to retire. This is a slow moving vehicle carrying glass milk bottles. Bottles of milk that can be left outside people's doors for the early morning.

I remember the sound of the milkman whistling as he delivers, together with the sounds of the glass bottles meeting each other. It was the sound of early morning. A sound of beauty.

Sadly for the milkman, people don't need their milk delivered anymore.

Before it was “no milk today, my love has gone away.”

Now it is, “no milk today or any other day, I'm going to the supermarket to get some.”

This sadly also means that a very popular local milk factory is about to close. This will cause job losses.

Inside the factory, the phone rings.

“You need super milk floats. In fact you need hyperdrive milk floats. If you do that you can reach a far wider market.”

“Who would that be?” asked the Manager of the milk factory, Mr Hall.

“People from other planets. You could deliver milk all around the galaxy.”

Mr Hall is not impressed.

“I think you are having a laugh,” replied Mr Hall. “I don't have time for crank calls.”

“This is not a crank call,” said the man on the phone. “I can bring a prototype tomorrow.”

Times are desperate. The factory is on the brink of permanent closure.

“Ok, be here exactly by 3pm or there will be no deal,” said Mr Hall.

2.59pm the next day. There is no sign of the hyperdrive milk floats. All of a sudden, a very large truck arrives outside the reception area.

“Hello Mr Hall, come and try our hyperdrive milk floats,” said the confident salesman.

“Do I need to bring anything?” asked Mr Hall.

“No,” said the salesman. “Just make sure you hold on to your hat.”

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