Wispy strands of hair flew out from under the red beret perched smartly on her head.
Her cool gaze traveled over the cliff and into the water, as the huge waves crashed onto the beach below.
With one hand, she pulled out a camera from the confines of her overcoat.
Carefully, she adjusted the focus on the lens, so that the background wouldn’t overshadow the subject.
She calmly peered through the view finder and snapped a picture.
Her cool gaze traveled over the cliff and into the water, as the huge waves crashed onto the beach below.
With one hand, she pulled out a camera from the confines of her overcoat.
Carefully, she adjusted the focus on the lens, so that the background wouldn’t overshadow the subject.
She calmly peered through the view finder and snapped a picture.
Two white arms and one terrified head struggled to stay above the surging, white foam.
The loud, gut-wrenching yells were ripped from his throat and slammed into the unforgiving cliff, lost forever in their stoic stature.
As she turned to walk away, she glanced back for one second to ensure that he was gone.
He would never, ever hurt another human being again.
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This is my entry for Day 1 of the week-long Festival of Words for Write Tribe
Today’s theme was to write a piece of fiction which was exactly 9 sentences long
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OMG that was quite a twist to your tale. Snapped a picture or James Bond style shot him with the camera! Dropping by from WT day 1.
Enjoyed reading it !
Why would she want to keep a memory of such a man? That too of him dying? That is cold hatred! Ouch. 🙂
superb 😀 I loved it… perfect post to start off WT. The perfect crime.
Maybe those pictures would give her a kind of pleasure (Sadistic)
But the twist was lovely….
Such men are good riddance and there isan inexplicable elation at the end of such wicked persons.A good story
Whew.. that was vicious. Wonder what he'd done to her! But loved the cold blooded precision with which she went about it.
Good riddance to bad rubbish I say!
And she did good by calmly taking pics even!
What a surprising twist… from a casual stroll along the sea shore… to … wow! Nicely told… He must have been cruelty himself?:-)
Woah!! what a twist! Calm with courage!
The satisfaction of a well devised plan executed with perfection!
OH…the first thought I had was that she was a wildlife photographer or something. The twist was totally unexpected and hence even more delicious 🙂 Too good 🙂
Oh my. You've got me frightened of using my camera, now! 🙂 Enjoyed the twist!
Wow! That's one scary woman.
I love how you built this up in just nine sentences, Shy! The imagery is fantastic.
Grim and gripping, Shailaja! 🙂 A big hi-five to you!
Wow quite a twist Shailaja!
A vicious tale indeed. Quite a twist.Nice tale, though.
That was quite some narrative and loved the superb twist in the end. Well, I'm sure that he deserved what he got. Wonderful story 🙂
Wow a scary story ! The twist in end was a big surprise. Very well narrated.
For some reason, many entries in this prompt are on the negative violent side!!!
However, good description. The contrast came out well.
master stroke! Loved it and smoothly done 😀
Richa
What a twist ! Well- written.
Thrilling and fantastic narrative. What a twist, woah and dramatic end:) I'm smiling.
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Waaoo that's quite dark… Loved the twist. The narration is quite gripping too
I so loved the narration, the plot was really great though but it was the narration that steals the show here 🙂
Oh wow! What a twist…Sleek…Can't wait to see what you'll churn out throughout the festival! 🙂
She took a picture to make sure he was finally gone from her life for good. Dark and bold story, loved it.
WOW!! What a twist in the end… brilliant narration! 🙂
He he he.. Yes. I thought would have her push him first, then decided to leave that to the readers to decide 😀
Thanks Ananya!
You can just imagine then that the pain she must have endured at his hands. 🙂
Thanks for the compliment, Roshan!
Yes, they would. And serve as a reminder that she is truly free now.
Thanks KP!
I guess there's a little devil inside me, after all 😀
Yes she did! Thank you!
Oh yes, he was! The things he has done are too terrible to write about.
Totally. She kept her head!
Cold, calculated and cunning, right?
Yay! So glad you didn't expect the ending!
No, no.. please click. I promise not to send anyone else off cliffs again. Then again, it does seem like fun 😉
Isn't she? Wonder what would happen if I met her.
Thanks Corinne. Sometimes the mind just cooperates and writes 😀
High-five right back, Vidya! You are a great inspiraton 🙂
Thanks!
Yep. You don't want to mess with her 😉
Wasn't it though? Thank you!
What a story, Shailaja! One revenge, it is! 🙂
OMG!! That was chilling!! He must have hurt her A LOT!!
I got goosebumps, Shailaja! What a story!
I so wish every women portrayed this courage 😉
A post with a tinge of mystery. Loved the style, the narration and of course the plot.
Thank you Prasanna!
I liked how the first half set up the expectation that this was about enjoying a peaceful moment in nature, and then, yikes!
Ooo, dark in the turn!
I am sure you have done wonderfully, Nid!
Thank you Usha madam 🙂
Maybe it has something to do with the month 😉 March is the God of War 😀
Thank you very much, Richa!
Thank you so much, Psych!
Wow, a very unexpected ending – loved it!
Wow! This is powerful and so vivid. Shivers.