Staring at her reflection in the mirror, after a much needed shower, Allison decided to take a whole new perspective to things.
There was no doubt, someone was trying to break her. The ulterior motive behind it, she had no idea. What she did know was- she wasn’t going to give them that satisfaction, if she’s going down, she was going down fighting. “Though I don’t plan on going down”, Allison thought aloud.
Number one on her list of suspect was the coward David, her ex-husband, though Richard Blake wasn’t far behind. She knew far too much than to trust her father, “with Richard, you just never know”, she recalled an old conversation with her mother.
A door creak brought Allison back to reality. Startled, she grabbed the nearest vase and tiptoed towards the door. At that moment, a clownish face poked through which made her jump and the vase in her hand fell to the ground.
“Hey, it’s only me”…
“Darnit Richard! I was aiming for your head”, Allison retorted.
Word count: 173. I stayed within range this time and this is my submission to this week’s Flash Fiction For Aspiring Writers photo prompt challenge. Imagine my surprise when I saw a clown as this week’s prompt and had to find a way to fit it into blackouts :D.
Heres: blackout 1, blackout 2, blackout 3, Blackout 4.
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Excellent! Richard is lucky he didn’t get smashed in the face! I was trying to read why you were surprised to see a clown as the prompt this week. Did it help you work it into your story better or just the opposite?
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Oh, I just read it. Was it difficult to try and work it into the black outs? I think you did an excellent job!
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It was quite a challenge at first honestly, i was thinking of the “right way” to put a clown into it :D. Ha! THANK you pj, it means a lot, i didnt quite know how it was going to turn our.
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You did an excellent job writing in a clown!
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Thank you 😊
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Haaa… still the things are behind the curtain.. good going.. 🙂
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Haha, i know 🙈, but there was only so much I could do with a clown prompt 😀
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I could totally get that… 😀
I like the way the first two comment-ors on blackouts have almost been the same.. 🙂
Me and priceless joy… 🙂
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Hahaha, sharp eye ;). Now i know who my biggest supporters are! 😄
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See! 🙂
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Liked how you brought the clown face into it. So Richard was just pulling a stupid face, rather than wearing a clown suit?
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Thank you 😊. He was wearing a clown suit but she recognised him from his voice.
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I knew it, I knew it! I just couldn’t trust Richard 100% and apparently Allison doesn’t either. Than again, can she really trust her Mom and what she says?? Maybe she just was trying to turn her against Richard. The mystery continues! Great job!
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Hahahahah! Oh Joy! 😄 there is a saying that- Mother knows best. We’ll see if it is or is not right this time 😉
The mystery continues
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Well I don’t want to disagree with that saying! I tell my girls that all the time. LOL! Quick, hurry write more of the mystery!
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I liked the way you brought the clown into the story right at the end, Ameena. I also like how you follow Allison’s thought processes throughout the story. You’ve obviously had a great time writing all your Blackout stories, so well done with those.:)
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Thank-you very much. I didn’t think about it that way, but you’re right about Allison. Next part tho, its going to be different 😀
i really appreciate it. 😊
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Ameena, you can take any prompt and give it light [see what you did with the clown face]. I still will not throw Richard under the bus yet but I am keeping my eyes on Allison, she has a lot going upstairs.
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Hahaha, Thank you! I try 😊. You really are wary about Richard. *spoiler alert* next part will bring an addition to the series 😁
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I will wait for the next part then ;).
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This is an interesting series. I look forward to reading more and finding out the truth behind her blackouts. 🙂
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Thanks! 😄 i see you read all parts, thank you so much! I am happy to see it kept your interest. Hopefully the next part would do justice 🙂
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This is a wonderful piece, Armeena. Such a smooth flow to the writing. Keeps the reader – at least this reader – engaged.I enjoyed reading this.
Ellespeth
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Awww, Thank you very much for this lovely comment. I’m glad it kept your interest. 🙂
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Thanks! 😄 I see you read all parts, thank you so much! I am happy to see it kept your interest, hopefully the next woukd do justice 😀
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Great Job! Her father scares me, and what happened when her sister died? Hmmm….
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