
I know I have to run. Don’t know who, don’t know why, but someone’s coming to take me away. Take me somewhere bad. They unlock the door. Make soothing noises. Won’t fool me. I shoot past, dodge the guards. I’m up the stairs before anyone recovers. The high walls aren’t high enough to keep me in. The sun’s glaring. I have to shield my eyes.
A man in a yellow car barks at me.
‘Get in.’
He looks like a raptor.
‘Do you want to be caught? Get in.’
Don’t like him. I’ll run from him first opportunity I get.
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Lynn from Word Shamble nominated me for the Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge – cheers Lynn! This is my second entry.
The Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge rules require you to post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or simply a short paragraph – it’s entirely up to you. Then each day, nominate another blogger to carry on this challenge. Accepting the challenge is entirely up to the person nominated, it is not a command.
Today, I nominate Izzy from Izzy-grabs-life.
Too many questions asked and not answers- where/ who is she running from and why, who’s the ‘raptor man’ and how did he crop up exactly in the place she needed someone? I need to know!
Great entry- so much said in so few words 🙂
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There should be answers soon. I reckon I’ve tinkered enough with Scarlett to have a longer story… Thank you, Lynn 🙂
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Can’t wait 🙂
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Tense and definitely intriguing. Answers soon you say …? Excellent. 🙂
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Yes, soon… Thanks, Millie 🙂
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This piece begs the question if any of these characters can be trusted, even the narrator as there’s such potential for her to be an unreliable narrator (which is a great thing). I’m kept on my toes by the shear panic and determination.
Thanks for nominating me into this challenge! Of course I accept 😀 One question, is there a general consensus over the word count limit (how long or short can it be)? Or is that up to me?
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You bet she’s unreliable 😀
I’m glad you accepted – it’s a fun challenge! I’ve not seen anything on word count, so I’ll say it’s entirely up to you. Looking forward to your photos/stories 🙂
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I’m posting my first tomorrow (well, tomorrow for me). 🙂 Looking forward to reading what you think. And I’m open to suggestions if you see anything that can be improved.
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