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Wednesday, 13 February 2019

The Familiar Face

She was starting a new life in a new city.
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.
PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll
She spotted a face on the second floor gazing at her from the window.
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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16 comments:

  1. Neil MacDonald13 February 2019 at 22:07

    she might well be surprised. Maybe even a little creeped out

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  2. Keith's Ramblings13 February 2019 at 22:43

    All sorts of possibilities as to what happened next. Intriguing.

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  3. Susan A Eames13 February 2019 at 23:16

    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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  4. Penny Gadd13 February 2019 at 23:41

    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.

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  5. Brenda Cox14 February 2019 at 00:05

    She should be careful, his motives might not be what they seem. Well-done!

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  6. Iain Kelly14 February 2019 at 01:21

    Not sure how I would feel about a stranger turning up at the door like this!

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  7. Dale14 February 2019 at 01:32

    There is a creepiness to this... though it could be an honest sincerity, too.

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  8. Mama Pajama14 February 2019 at 01:54

    I 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...

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  9. Abhijit Ray14 February 2019 at 10:49

    Nice gesture by the neighbour. Nice description of being unsettled in a new place.

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  10. ABC-Wednesday14 February 2019 at 19:27

    Scary feeling.. hope she soon feels fine

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  11. Roger Owen Green14 February 2019 at 20:27

    There's a kid on the bus I ride every day. He's a younger version of my wife's acquaintance.

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  12. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields14 February 2019 at 21:00

    Dear Anita,

    I'm not sure if this is creepy or sweet. A little of both perhaps?

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  13. Liz Young14 February 2019 at 22:22

    What happens next will define whether this is the beginning of a friendship or something less comfortable.

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  14. lisarey1990@gmail.com16 February 2019 at 05:46

    This is very intriguing. Maybe he's genuine but I think she should be careful.

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  15. Sascha Darlington16 February 2019 at 06:12

    Oh. When you feel people are watching you and one is and comes to your door...eek. It sounds sinister.

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  16. Linda17 February 2019 at 03:01

    I 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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