Hello all!
I hope you are well and ready for some more Flash Fiction. As always, we are given our photo prompt by our wonderful Friday Fictioneer leader, Rochelle . The rules are to write a story in 100 words, using the photo prompt as inspiration. I do apologise for my being behind with reading everyone’s work. I am hoping to catch up shortly.
So here is my attempt for this week. I hope you enjoy it.
PHOTO PROMPT © Jan Marler Morrill
Fight or Flight?
By Heidi Busby Brown
The moon shines down on the small town.
Humans flee, curtains twitch as we pass by.
The smell of magic taints the air, sweet and sickly.
I tug against the guard’s grip.
“You took the life of one of our own…”
“To save a human child…” I shout.
“Enough! Let the hunt begin!”
I run.
The streets are a maze, alley’s and dead ends.
They’re closing in on me.
I’m trapped.
A door creaks open.
Hands grab at me.
“Quiet!”
A room filled with humans.
“Tonight, we take back our town!” The man said, weapon raised, “will you help us?”
“Yes.”
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I like the idea of a smell of magic
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Thank you Neil ! 🙂
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Dear Heidi,
Intriguing. If the guards aren’t humans, what are they? Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle, I love a bit of mystery and intrigue lol
Huge hugs,
Heidi 🙂
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I think when oppression becomes too laden it’s tame to take back power.
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Thank you Bjorn! You are right, I hope the humans win their fight! 🙂
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Very intense story with just enough information to make us beg for more. Nicely done.
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Thank you ever so much! I enjoyed writing this one 🙂
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Let battle begin.🙂
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Thank you Mike! 🙂
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Cool… im wonderng about this one, so many questions… who do these guards work for if humans are the rebels?
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Thank you so much! For me a horde of supernaturals have taken over the town, tired of hiding from humans when they believe they are better than them. Only problem being humans will always fight back lol 🙂
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Cool!! And what a terrific idea. 😊
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Very cool. Time to take back the town/planet!
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Thank you so much! Got to love a revolution lol 🙂
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Action packed, I was quite exhausted. Well done.
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Thank you Sandra! 🙂
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Thanks for the rescue and the positive note!
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And just like that the tables turn! Great story, I wonder what power she has.
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Oh, great action, I love it.
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I think you have a germ of an idea here. It’s similar to the beginnings of a Hitchcock movie. Hey, why not? Good job, Heidi!
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Thank you Hun! I’m going to see what develops from this one. 🙂
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THAT’S what I like to hear! 😉
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Good story, Heidi, with great tension. This seems to be a combination of sci-fi and thriller. Good writing, All the best with your coming Agatha Christie play. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank you so much Patricia! I’m on to learning Act two of the play now, fingers crossed it sinks in! Huge hugs Heidi 🙂
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