PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
It rested under a snowbank in a quiet subdivision all Winter. April’s sun brought it, along with Spring, slowly into view. Wet pavestones gleamed support for the motion. Even its blue shadow seemed to be smiling.
At midday, a checkered cab pulled up to the curb. Two small, booted feet stepped out of the back seat and crunched careful steps through the grimy snow until turning in front of it. A diminutive wool-coated figure sat with a satisfying thump, then smiled.
“I knew you’d be right here. I promised I’d be back.”
Her plot for revenge would soon commence.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the steadfast host of Friday Fictioneers.
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Interesting!!
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Thank you!
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Wow! That took a different turn in the last line
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Thanks, Neil. If it gets a wow, I don’t care why. 😉
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One has to wonder revenge against who and for what! 🙂
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Well, that’s left us with a cliff-hanger!
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Thanks for reading and wondering 🙂
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Yes, one has to wonder, doesn’t one 😉
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I too wonder what comes next. (K)
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Same here, Kerfe.
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Well geez! And here I was thinking some lovely little kiddo was returning for reasons not nefarious!
Well done, you!
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Thanks, Dale 🙂
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That’s definitely some twist at the end, Lisa. I guess your poem is about more than spring finally beating winter and snow with sun and milder temperatures!
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Christian, you’re right, it is. Sorry I missed your Sunday Six. I’m treading water right now with some family matters.
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Lot of interesting questions left unanswered here Li
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Yes, Sadje, there may be more to this story in the future. Thanks for reading.
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That’s cool. My pleasure, always
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Wow!
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🙂 Thanks!
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My pleasure.
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awesome Li! Great take! ❤
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🙂 Thank you.
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It seems you have introduced me to something sinister to follow. I liked how you set the scene with your descriptions.
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Thanks much, James. Glad you liked the story.
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Your description of the vengeance-seeker’s arrival is very good, and the twist at the end is startling. Personally I feel your story would have been even better if you’d hinted at the object of her quest for revenge.
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Thank you, Penny, for your comment and your feedback 🙂
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I sooo wanted this to continue.
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Thank you, Sandra.
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That’s a proper cliff-hanger! More!!!
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Keith, thank you. We’ll see!
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Very descriptive. I love the ….April’s sun brought it, along with Spring.
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🙂 Thanks Danny.
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….April’s sun brought it, along with Spring.I too love this line. Also, the last line is intriguing. I sooo want to know what’s next!
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Glad you enjoyed it and want to know more. Thank you, Neel.
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Hmm… Isn’t there an old song about spring and revenge is in the air? Everything seems to be going to plan so far.
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🙂 Yes, indeed.
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Dear Lisa,
It seemed like a sweet story until that sinister twist at the end. Ouch. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, thank you.
Shalom,
Lisa
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I love “even its blue shadow seemed to be smiling” great line!
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Thank you, Laurie 🙂
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Beautifully written but soo many questions. Who? Why? 😀
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You never know, there could be another chapter… 🙂
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🙂
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It felt ominous as the two exchanged words.
A bit of a mobster feel. Now, I want to know what was the readon for the meeting.
Mmmm … loved it.
Isadora 😎
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Isadora, glad you enjoyed the story. There may be another chapter at some point…
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YES … YES … YES
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Well then, will there be an encore? 😉
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We shall see 🙂
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😀
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Yikes! But that’s another story, right?
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I can only echo everybody else’s yikes and wows. I was entranced by the lead-in’s beautiful imagery and feeling, then whacked on the head by the last line. I’ll join the crowd of eager readers anxious for a sequel.
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Thanks much, Margaret!
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Well, that was a very neat plot twist!! I am really wanting to know more!
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Thanks much, Patricia!
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