The grass was beginning to come back, I noticed. Maybe the whole dust storm fiasco was over. I glanced at the luminescent marble in my hand and wondered if it’s supposed magic had something to do with the recovering weather.
“Maudie,” I called over to my horse, who nibbled at the ground. “Let’s go for a ride.”
She trotted to where I stood, and I hoisted myself up onto her. I’d ride bareback. It was a promising morning, and we’d only go for a stroll.
I guided her to the longer, more scenic trail in the woods. Yet even with the sun in the sky and the running of the creek, I began to feel uneasy. Strange shadows flitted among the trees.
The marble will protect me, I thought vainly.
The marble guaranteed nothing of Maudie’s safety. Perhaps my selfishness was her downfall.
Word count: 143. For this week’s Flash Fiction for the Aspiring Writer.
Read part 1 here: “the good and the bad“
✪ Angie
Hi Angie, I just wanted to give you a head’s up. In the challenge post next week, I will be asking everyone who is writing serial stories to wrap them up by the end of the month.
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No problem! Thanks for the reminder! ✪
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Thank you so much for understanding!
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Really interesting! Love the marble!
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Ah, thank you! ✪
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Loved the continuation. I think they may be in big trouble, but who knows….maybe the “marble” will come “Around” and save them from harm! Great story.
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Maybe! Thank you. ✪
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A niggling thought tells me that she will not be okay on this one.
Very good continuation!
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And that “niggling thought” is absolutely correct! Thank you! ✪
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I forgot to tell you how much I enjoyed your story. Great job!!
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That’s okay, thank you!! ✪
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Oh dear, the foreboding is there! I hope Maudie stays safe even if her owner is being selfish!
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I’d hope so too! But to be blunt, she isn’t going to be. ✪
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Oh dear, I don’t like it when animals are harmed.
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Hmm what will happen from here?
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I guess you’ll just have to find out! 🙂 ✪
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Oh dear. Poor Maudie! That marble definitely has a dark side.
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Oh, it definitely does! ✪
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Maudie wasn’t safe, damn; that’s harsh. Well told. Flitting shadows that were apparently hungry, but is she safe, or simply holding something the shadows want. Sorry, couldn’t resist, love it when a story inspires my imagination!
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Who knows! 🙂 Poor Maudie, though. ✪
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