Catch part one of this tale FIRST
The village hall was claustrophobic – or maybe just hell – with sweat-stained air and bodies pressed too tightly together. Angry voices rung out like cannon fire across the sea of people, their collective noise mixing with the salt tang to complete the backdrop to the perfect storm, which was still only just beginning.
His official part in the proceedings done, and fed up of ranging about the emptied crime scene, Tom had snuck into the back of the hall to see if he could find out any information about the death. His knees still bore traces of blood from the butchered body, and his mind was full of the gore and horror of what he had helped to tidy away, when a well-known hand descended on his shoulder, making him jump.
“This has been a long time coming, you know, dear – he never took the hint and left, even after all the things we tried – he should have gone before now.”
Tom tried to hold it together as the bottom dropped out of his world.
Thank you, dear Ivy, for this week’s prompt of ‘range’.
Try your hand and come join the fun with the Six Sentence Stories gang.
As for this little tale…we’ll see where it goes, if the prompts allow.
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Yes, who does belong to that hand…
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Well we shall SEE (if the prompt permits)
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Who knew that the same people who write TToTs each week could also be such talented murder-mystery authors? Dyanne, Clark, you. . . You are taking this Six Sentence Story thing to another level, by making it be a continuing story!
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Heheh well, we’ll see! I hope it continues but as Ivy says – it depends on the next prompt!
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so I do wanna know who is pulling the rug out from under him but another part of me wants to use something obscure as the next prompt just to see how you get out from under it! …maybe milk or pachyderm… hahahha…. The victim was squished by a lactating elephant! hahahah… crack myself up… making it up as I go along… as if THAT weren’t obvious!
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Well, whichever way you play it, I’ll do *something*… 🙂 I love that you find words which are so versatile though. That’s really awesome.
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Oh yes. What a strange town and a strange event (murder). I love the idea of the cliffhanger. (Still wondering about those lovers sharing the air hose tangled under the sea).
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I REMEMBER THEM! Ackkk I’m pretty sure SHE died. Not sure if he made it or not – he might have gotten lucky…
And yes – this sleepy little village is not all that it seems…
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How easy it was to picture the scene from your description. Looking forward to more of the same.
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Thank you, sir 🙂
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Wow. I’m really enjoying these. Next time I’ll bring popcorn.
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Oh YAY! I’m glad you like them 🙂
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Oohhhhhhhhhhhhh. Tom has got himself into a bit of a pickle. Please let the next prompt allow you to reveal the owner of that well-known hand …
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I KNOW, right?! I have no idea what will happen next.
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How fun! I hope the next prompt cooperates!
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Me too! I’ll have to see what transpires.
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I hope you’ll be continuing this one. 🙂
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I hope so too! It’s fun 😀 I just need Ivy to keep coming up with prompts I can use.
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Oh, you are a wicked, wicked person. i love it. How many instalments are you going to put us through. Its beautiful.
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*grins* I have NO IDEA! I’ll have to keep seeing whether the prompts are conducive! Glad you like it.
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Your words are so poetic. They swirl around your story with a magical aura. ❤
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Ohhh bless your boots! THANK YOU 😀
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