It’s that time of week again! The time when our wonderful hostess Rochelle Wisoff-Fields puts up a photo prompt and we all take on the challenge of writing a story in 100 words to go with the photo.
Second Chance.
By Heidi Busby Brown
Neon signs lit up the deserted high street and reflected in the water filled pot holes.
Screams and gunfire rip through the night, an explosion shakes the tarmac under our feet.
‘Hannah? What do we do?’
They were coming, they’d never stop until we were all wiped out.
I’m tired of running.
An inoculation to prevent the spread of deadly virus took my first life away. They will not take my second.
‘We fight back.’
The change was effortless, hair replaced skin. Teeth elongated, sharp and deadly.
I tipped my head back and howled for all to hear.
My howl was echoed back, from all over the city.
Alone we’d die, but as a Pack we could take them down.
Thank you ever so much for taking the time to read my offering today, I hope you enjoyed it. I would love to hear from you so feel free to leave a comment. To take part in, or read fellow writers stories to do with the photo click on the blue frog below. You won’t be disappointed!
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Dear Heidi,
Sounds like a dreadful existence. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Thank you, I’m glad you liked it.
Hugs,
Heidi 🙂
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Are lycanthrope affected by garlic too?
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Ha Ha ! No Mick they are not 🙂
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Apart from the breath thing, of course!
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They sound like a determined bunch, and with a grudge to bear too. It will be a deadly conflict.
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I think it will be, hope the wolves win this battle 🙂
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Dog’s eye view?
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Ooh ! Hadn’t thought of it that way, but it could be from a dog’s a point of view. This time however it was just your bog standard werewolf lol 🙂
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Werewolves, or just wolves? 🙂 Either way, it’s lovely 😀 Nice story.
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Werewolves, all though i realised that it could almost work either way. Thank you ever so much I’m really glad you liked it 🙂
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As a pack…I’m sure they will survive. Nice one.
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Thank you ansumani, I’m really glad you liked it 🙂
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Good description. I felt as though I was there with them. Well done, Heidi. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank you so much Suzanne ! 🙂
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Erm, nice doggie?
AnElephant is behind the settee again.
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Don’t hide behind the sofa AnElephant, I’m going to try and do a nice story a nice story next week lol 🙂
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The pack would definitely not starve. Good going with the description, Heidi. 🙂
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Thank you so much Norma! I’m really glad you liked it 🙂
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Hunting in a pack assures their success. Glad I don’t live there. Their howls alone would freeze my blood!
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Hi Lynda! Glad you liked it 🙂
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Kill or be killed! Why can’t we just live together? 😉
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I know, but it’s a dog eat dog kind of a world lol 🙂
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What a thrilling tale! I especially like the last three lines.
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Thank you so much Yinglan ! 🙂
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We have been watching a lot of National Geographic lately on TV and this sounds like a scene from one of their encounters! Great job and well written! Nan
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Oh thank you Nan, this one was fun to write. I’m really glad you liked it 🙂
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I liked the rush of this micro thriller.
Tracey
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Thank you Tracey, I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
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Sounds like a typical night in my local high street! Nice one.
Rosey Pinkerton’s blog
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Thank you Rosey, glad you liked it ! 🙂
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Nice switch to the supernatural! I like 🙂
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I’m sorry! At firs I thought they were cats because of the ‘first life’ thing lol sorry!
Well I rather liked this~~^^
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I’ve always found that it’s safer to stay in a pack while traversing in a city… 😉 Well done!
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Oh.. there is a good bite in your story.
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Werewolves about town. Too bad the inoculation didn’t work. Sounds as though they created a whole other problem! Well done!
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He who does not understand will seek to destroy.
Very nice story and tense too.
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That is some coordinated teamwork…too bad we mere humans don’t always work well in teams.
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Working together it what makes all the difference. Human or werewolves, doesn’t matter. I like the inoculation idea, the whole story is tight and exciting.
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Yeah, this is really good. You get a frantic urgency here, and the decision to act once the ‘infected’ have been pushed into a corner… Nice work.
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Pretty graphic stuff. Nightmares are us.
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Good one
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Loved this story! Intrigued by the virus…would love to know more!
Great use of imagery and brilliant build up of suspense 🙂
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Thank you Cheryl, so happy that you liked it hun . I think I may have a play with the idea at some point xx 🙂
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