“There used to be water here,” he pointed to the cliff. “Up to the standing stones.”
She nudged some loose debris with her foot. “This is cool, isn’t it? And, no, there wasn’t. Water, I mean.”
“How do you know?” He asked.
“I don’t,” she shrugged. “I just figured if it was you saying it, it must not be true.”
“Well, there was water here,” he insisted. “And it had salt in it.”
She laughed, “Salt? Okay, yeah, whatever.”
“Stop kicking that stuff. It was part of the water. Still is.”
“What’s wrong with you that you’ve got to make stuff up all the time?” She glared at him. “Water that had salt inside of it? You’re crazy, you know that?”
“I don’t know why I bother. Let’s go.”
She crouched and studied the debris. “I want to stay here and check this out.”
He grabbed her arm. “Don’t. Touch. That.”
“Why? Will the little, dried-up, old dirt eat me for lunch?” She yanked her arm from his grip and reached out.
“With salt,” he mumbled. The seaweed shot up and snaked around her body, thin tentacles covering her mouth and dragging her under the ground.
Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain, my friends. ππ
My attempt at #writephoto, a weekly writing prompt for poetry/flash/short stories hosted by Sue Vincent
π― (SCREAMING!)
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Haha! That’s fun. πππ»
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Great tale. Happy Halloweenπ»π
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Thanks! Happy Halloween! ππ»π¦π
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Ooh you got me! Thought I was just reading about 2 people bickering! Happy Halloween!
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So glad I got you! That’s always fun to hear. Happy Halloween! ππ»
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Same to you – hope you had a good one. Lots of candy leftovers here! π«π«π«
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Magnificent! π Happy Halloween, Lady! #mast β€
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Thanks, my friend. #mast Have a great Halloween! πππ»
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A superb bit of flash, Sarah π Lots of hinted backstory…
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There usually is (hinted backstory). Just the way I like it. π Thanks, Sue. π
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Me too, Sarah. Imagination should write most of a flash piece π
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Ooh, yes! I love that. π
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Great Halloween story!
Didn’t see the end coming… until it was too late! π
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Bwahaha! π It is too late…for you. Thanks! Happy Halloween! πππ»
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Yikes! I had to laugh, Sarah. Happy Halloween. π
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‘Tis to laugh. π I mean, you’d want salt with…erm… Tastes like chicken?
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Great story, love the ending, big surprise!
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Fantastic! Love when I can surprise people. Thank you! π
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A great piece, Sarah. Everything tastes better with salt [wink]
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Haha! I couldn’t agree more. π
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Loved the story! Hope you had a Happy Halloween! π
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Thanks, Judy! π We did. Hope you did, too. π
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Yes, thanks, Sarah π π»π»
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The seaweed needs to be careful or its doctor may be putting it on a water pressure medication.
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It may just eat the doctor. That would solve things. “A Tasty Ending for the Town Doctor” or something.
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Totally forgot it would do that. Darn seaweed, so meek looking you canβt help but underestimate it
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Great story, with a terrifying ending!
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Thanks, Iain. π Yummy ending…for some, anyway.
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Dangerous place to be walking.
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Indeed. Watch where you step…
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Arrrrrrrrrrgh, scary!?
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Or yummy, depending on which character you are. ? π
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Indeed I need to think outside the box!!
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Spooktacular my friend! β€ (BTW did you get my email with the questions for interview I sent earlier this week?) π
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Thanks. It was fun. π And, yes, I did get that. I responded a few days ago. Email me if you didn’t get my response. Have a great weekend. β€
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Got it! π β€
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