A seven-year-old girl had gone to the
village-fair with her family & was admiring the lovely stuff displayed.
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PHOTO PROMPT Copyright – Marie Gail Stratford -
Used with Permisision from Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
Realizing she was lost, she started running with
tears on her face when a stranger pulled her saying, "Come with me, dear!"
While walking, as the stranger told her stories, she
was confused about that lady's identity, wondering where she had seen her
before...
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| Autumn in Madeira by Jacek Yerka - Used with Permission from Magpie Tales |
When they reached her home & the girl turned to thank the stranger, the lady was not there.
While narrating her tale to her parents, her eyes
caught the picture of her dead grandmother whom she had met...
(100 Words)
Linking my story with-
WOW- When I Met a Stranger - This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
Five Sentence Fiction- Confused
ABC Wednesday - Lovely, Lost, Lady
Two Shoes In Texas- Pull
Friday Fictioneers
Magpie Tales
IndiSpire- #ShareYourGhostStory
Now you had me with goosebumps, Anita.. And as always another successful post combining multiple prompts excellently!! Nicely done Anita...:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation, Vinitha :)
DeleteGlad you liked it!
You're gonna clinch the WOW hands down, Anita.
ReplyDeleteSuperbly penned. :)
Thank you so much, Poonam :)
DeleteDelighted that you liked it!
Wow :) That was spooky.
ReplyDeleteYes Kiran! Happens :)
DeleteIngenious and skilled...
ReplyDeleteThanks Berowne for the lovely adjectives :)
DeleteYou put the story really well....Wonderful Anita... Liked it....:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Priyashi :)
DeleteDelighted that you liked it.
Well written!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rahulji :)
DeleteWow Anita!!! After so many days I'm again reading your posts......:)
ReplyDeletewell written as usual dear....nice twist also....
Thanks Appy :)
DeleteGreat to hear from you after a long time. Do keep visiting :)
Absolutely wow! I had goosebumps all over! Well done, Anita! :)
ReplyDeleteMission successful, Arti! Thanks for your moving words :)
Deletewow , nice on e !
ReplyDeleteThanks Rahul :)
DeleteWow! The loving soul! Loved it
ReplyDeleteWe need loving souls, Datta!
DeleteThanks :)
A blessed soul the grand daughter and a loving soul the grand mother.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Very nicely expressed, Indrani :)
DeleteLovely, for a minute it made me think of the little match stick girl grandmother, despite all the obvious differences in the tales.
ReplyDeleteGrandmother & li'l girl are common :) Now that you mention the classic story, even I see the similarity!
DeleteThanks for reminding me about the wow story & considering my story worthy enough for the honor! :)
Thanks a lot for your maiden visit to my Blog! :)
Superb and quite believable twist... I really liked it soul-sis.
ReplyDeleteThanks soul-sis :) Glad it appealed to you!
DeleteWow! I must admit this is an excellent read
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ashwin )
DeleteEerie... but still seems a good kind of ghost..
ReplyDeleteYes, Bjorn! Nice to meet friendly ghosts (like Casper!) :)
DeleteGood Anita. A very short but heart touching story.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Ravish :)
DeleteWow! You are a master in combining prompts! Very interesting it was!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anu for your appreciation :)
DeleteDelighted that you found this interesting!
Though I don't believe such things, but I must say, nicely written Anita :)
ReplyDeleteWhoever experiences it, believes it, Alok :)
DeleteThanks for reading & sharing :)
Wow, so many prompts covered with such ease...nicely done Anita...:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mani :)
DeleteGlad you liked it!
That was fabulous - and the combination of various prompts - wow!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words, Sureshji :)
DeleteOh that is Goood.. and it is true They are watching over us .. if only we care to look
ReplyDeleteBikram
Very true, Bikram. We have to be privileged to experience this.
DeleteFantastic story... Thank God your story is about a good ghost/aatma. Else I would have got nightmares!
ReplyDeleteTC! dear! Keep smiling :)
Sindhu, even I feel the same about horror-stories! :)
DeleteThanks for reading! Keep smiling :)
ooh.. that was simple, superb and spooky :P
ReplyDeleteThanks Meera for the 3S :P
DeleteGuardian angels :D
ReplyDeleteIndeed Pooja!
DeleteThey exist :D
This is scary, it gave me shivers when I read the end.
ReplyDeleteThat means the story is effective, Ranu :)
DeleteLittle Red Riding Hood escorted home safely by the Wolf !
ReplyDeleteNo wolf here :) Grandma rescues!
DeleteDear Anita, Scary story with a wonderful ending. Grandmother was watching out for her darling grandchild. At least that's what I think happened. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nan :)
You got it right, Nan :) Thanks!
DeleteNice one. Full of emotion and thrill.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my Blog, Anusia :)
DeleteGlad you liked it!
OMG! I got goosebumps readin it! Woow!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your WOW, Amrita :)
Deletenice, spooky, little quick read. lovely work!
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Thanks for visiting my Blog, Stacy :)
DeleteDelighted you liked my story!
Oh! That was scary.
ReplyDeleteThis was a friendly ghost, Saru :)
DeleteNice Story. And you have combined so many prompts. :) :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jyotsna :)
DeleteYes, they fit in!
Sweet! Good thing she wasn't worried about strangers...
ReplyDeleteGreat that she trusted & that this stranger was a friend...
DeleteThanks for stopping by. Welcome to my Blog :)
interesting take!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ankita :)
DeleteThis happens in reality too. Glad you covered well in so few lines.
ReplyDeleteTrue Alok. Happens in real life. Many have been through such experiences.
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