She was starting
a new life in a new city.
She spotted
a face on the second floor gazing at her from the window.
Do you feel you are being watched? What is your reaction when you see a familiar face?
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She had
moved into a building.
Still in
the process of getting settled, she felt unsettled.
She always
felt she was being watched.
She decided
to capture faces in her memory.
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| PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll |
She couldn’t
figure out who he was as she didn’t recollect having seen him before.
Her
doorbell rang.
The same gentleman
had come with a gift for her.
She was
surprised.
“You resemble
my daughter. Had she been alive, she would be 30 years-old today.”
Do you feel you are being watched? What is your reaction when you see a familiar face?
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she might well be surprised. Maybe even a little creeped out
ReplyDeleteAll sorts of possibilities as to what happened next. Intriguing.
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Hmm, he might be sincere, or he might be sinister. She should be wary until she's sure of his motives. Good take on the photo prompt, Anita.
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That's an imaginative take on the prompt. If she really resembled the man's dead daughter, I can understand his compulsion to watch her, and to buy her a gift on the daughter's birthday. But if I were the narrator I would certainly feel ill at ease with his attention.
ReplyDeleteShe should be careful, his motives might not be what they seem. Well-done!
ReplyDeleteNot sure how I would feel about a stranger turning up at the door like this!
ReplyDeleteThere is a creepiness to this... though it could be an honest sincerity, too.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel like I'm being watched, other than by those I choose to allow in to my social media circles who say they see my posts, though choose not to comment. I'm generally happy to see familiar faces - if they're friends. if not, I walk right on by...
ReplyDeleteNice gesture by the neighbour. Nice description of being unsettled in a new place.
ReplyDeleteScary feeling.. hope she soon feels fine
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There's a kid on the bus I ride every day. He's a younger version of my wife's acquaintance.
ReplyDeleteDear Anita,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if this is creepy or sweet. A little of both perhaps?
Shalom,
Rochelle
What happens next will define whether this is the beginning of a friendship or something less comfortable.
ReplyDeleteThis is very intriguing. Maybe he's genuine but I think she should be careful.
ReplyDeleteOh. When you feel people are watching you and one is and comes to your door...eek. It sounds sinister.
ReplyDeleteI hope this is a genuinely kind man who is simply lonely for his daughter. Because otherwise, she needs to scream bloody murder and run like a rabbit!
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