Tom staggered backwards, reeling in shock as he registered that the one person he had never considered capable of treachery was embroiled, perhaps even up to her neck, in this grisly tale.
“Grandma?”
“Tom, dear, you have to understand – he was a threat to the whole village. He had such ways about him as I never saw, and he *watched* us…oh, he was always watching, always peeping in at us. Downright awful it was, until we all feared for our lives – it just came to the point where none of us felt safe and action had to be taken!”
Murmurs of consent and approval reverberated around the hall, enveloping Tom in a suffocating sound-storm which echoed and thundered as snow fell before his eyes and his knees buckled; his fall broken by the gentle, loving, murderous hands of the woman who had raised him.
This was part of Six Sentence Stories, with this week’s prompt ‘SNOW’. Many thanks to Ivy for the continued inspiration and challenge.
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Oh my! She caught me by surprise!
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Tom, too! WAY by surprise…
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Of course, in my family it wouldn’t have been a surprise at all.
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Yikes! You do have a way with words, my dear! I had to read this one a couple times, just to make sure I didn’t miss any clues. I can see the story playing out more than one way. Great job!
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Awwwwh THANK YOU! And…I still don’t know myself how it’s going to play out! I’m so excited but also in a quandry because there are so many directions it could take, and it all depends on what happens with the prompt. For once in my life I’m trying not to overthink it!
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“he *watched* us…oh, he was always watching, always peeping in at us…” At first i thought grandma murdered Santa!
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LOL nope, not so. I’m not sure WHO was murdered…or if it was even Grandma, even though she’s complicit in the cover-up.
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What a great tale for dark winter nights. Tom’s eyes and ears will have to be sharp from now on.
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Thanks so much, and yes! Will be interesting to see what happens next! I wonder where the next prompt will take him…
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* lol… this ‘damn’ is both in respect and admiration for a tale sextologically told and… and! for your clarklike ability to track an idea and then take it to the next level! (to wit: my approach to Blogdominion is to write chapter by chapter… which can be nerve wracking and intimidating… but to write a whole story ‘by prompt….and in Six Sentences each!….’nous sommes tellement indigne de l’attention de la jeune femme!‘)
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Merci beaucoup. I’m having fun with it. And your ‘damn…’ was my AWE at the intensity of the scene you created.
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What fun! I love it!
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*curtseys* Why THANK YOU 😀 I’m glad. I can’t wait to see where the next prompt takes me.
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damn!*
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How do you do that???? I’m sitting here, mouth agape, staggered by your writing prowess. I absolutely LOVE your six sentence story. One day I might get brave and dip my toe in the water.
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YES! DO IT! Ohhh they’re so much fun 🙂 And…I practice, I guess. Or I’m just good at storytelling or something…I just love to write to entertain 🙂
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Yes…do join in!
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Oh my! Very nice. You are an excellent writer.
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Ohhh bless your boots dear. Thank you 🙂
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SECOND! Is that a thing? And wow. Grandma. Didn’t see that coming at all!
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Mum or Dad was too obvious and YAY!
(SECUND is a ‘thing’)
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Yay! It’s a thing!
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The plot thickens [giggles] – Oh, my, what will become of poor Tom? The intro to an old, old radio show of my youth: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.” {ominous laughter} LOL
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OOOOOOOHHHHHHH that’s creepy. I like it! 😀
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