On the outside, No 18, Murray street resembled any typical suburban house with outside porch and orange colored walls surrounded by well-gardened plants. The dream-catchers in the porch gave it a more homely look. On the inside, lived a disturbed being whose goal was making the life of one woman a living hell.
Scruffy brunette hair with rectangular glasses sitting on his nose bridge; a mustache and barely grown goatee completed the eccentric look. He was known simply as H.
H stared at three screens sitting in front of him as he contemplated which to focus his attention on. Finally, a clown face appeared on one screen and his gaze turned towards it, in time to see Allison drop a vase out of fright. He grinned, anything that makes Allison cringe was music to his ears.
H’s attention turned to another screen which displayed a number sequence. He pressed the enter button and a message indicating $50,000 money transaction appeared. His pulse raced and his lips curved upward.
Let the games begin.
Word count: 172. This week’s response to Flash Fiction for aspiring Writers photo prompt challenge. Thank you PJ and Dawn MILLER for this wonderful picture. Here are: part1 part2 part3 part4 part5
Question: do you think the arrangement of the paragraphs would work better if the 2nd paragraph (on the outside..) was first and the first paragraph, second? Thanks
OH Gosh, way to creep me out! I want to punch this H guy out! LOL!
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Hahahaha, i get that feeling A Lot while reading books. If only it were possible 😀
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Poor Allison! I hope you will save her from H! He sounds like bad news. Great story Ameena!
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Hahaha, hopefully it won’t be too late. H seems determined. Thank you very much PJ.
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I think it works either way. I think the first paragraph you have now is more attention-getting.
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Thank you very much for your input. I appreciate it. 😊
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I just love the imagery you’ve created here Ameena – great writing 🙂
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Thank you very much. I’m glad. 😊
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Ohhh, let the games begin – very intriguing. I think starting with “On the outside” makes it sound like an ordinary house (and all is well) and then you read further on to find out that there’s actually a twisted guy living there making one woman’s life hell…works better, and then that last sentence leads onto the next paragraph where you describe H.
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Yeahh, now that I read it again, I do agree. Thank you so much for the input.
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No worries. Glad I could help out.
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Yes, if the paragraphs were interchanged it would catch the reader’s attention better and build more suspense. Great job on the blackouts!
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Thank you very much, you all are my motivation. And i do agree, now i prefer it with “on the outside “. Thanks for the input, it helps 🙂
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Well, Here i wait for the next one.. 😛
( in blackout )
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Hahaha, you and me both are waiting. Lets see the prompt pj brings next 😄
Nice pun! Subtle 👌
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😀
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Hmm, I hope this H guy does not have links to Richard. Did Allison do something that so many are scarring her? Ah ha, is H her ex- husband? Ameena what are up to? :).
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I love how you’ve got an eye out for Richard! It might pay off, who knows 😉.
Hmmm, maybe, maybe not? Haha, we’ll have to wait for the next part 😄
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Hahahaha, just maintaining innocence before labelling guilty because I have not seen any evidence to urge me in that direction. Hmmm, I am waitingggg :).
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Ha! Good idea! Hopefully it will pay off 😁
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“On the inside, lived a disturbed being whose goal was making the life of one woman a living hell….
Well this is scary. Poor Allison – and ultimately, poor H.
Ellespeth
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Haha, hopefully not “too” scary 😁. Thank you so much for reading.
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