Balloon

I love balloons. To me they are toys and science experiments… I have sent many an army man parachutist into the sky with no hope of return. Now it was time for my little astronaut doll. I made her with the hope of reaching infinity. No parachute for her. Just a tiny little ragdoll spacesuit. The bubble of her spacesuit was from a vending machine capsule. She would make it to the stars. I used the balloon’s ribbon to tie her to the base of the balloon. With a prepared countdown I readied for the launch. Four… three… two… one...

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Week # 10 Prompt:
a single balloon

on a personal note My wife played the song "99 Red balloons" for me because of this prompt thank you for the throbbing headache...