She often
saw that house.
It looked appealing
from outside.
The satin
curtains, the furniture... everything looked perfect.
Not
satisfied with glimpses, she wanted to explore the entire house.
The mere
thought made her feel happy.
She
imagined what it’d be like to visit it.
She got
her chance soon.
Picture Prompt- Source: Roger Bultot
An elderly
woman wanted a parcel hand-delivered there.
She was walking when it started raining heavily.
The street was deserted.
A green-coloured car stopped.
Throwing caution to the wind, she did not think twice before
entering the car.
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| Photo Prompt- David Stewart |
The car smelled like a forest.
They drove in silence on a dark road.
The driver stopped the car in a desolate place.
Little Lily
went to attend a meeting with her parents.
The venue was a historical building.
Visitors were admiring a wooden door.
Letters had been beautifully carved.
The language was not familiar.
The text was not legible.
There was a huge lock on the door.
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| Prompt- Roger Bultot |
"Isn't that an unusual building?"
“Never seen anything like this!” the parents said.
Rasi, their teenage daughter, smiled triumphantly.
"I spent hours designing this unique building for the
upcoming competition!" the young architect said.
Rasi had creatively and optimally used all the
building-block plastic brick pieces of the "Young Architect" set.
There
were three guitars on stage at a national youth event.
Three
strangers- Amar, Akbar, and Anthony- went for a performance.
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| Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
Amar sang his family’s song about his home.
Strangely, Akbar and Anthony also knew the same tune and lyrics!
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| Prompt- Sandra Crook |
It was quite an unusual message Bela received that morning.
First, she was shocked that the object in the image- a handcrafted box- was exactly what she had dreamt the night before!
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| Photo Prompt- Ted Strutz |
Then, it was from an unknown masked number....
The sender knew her name and asked her to pick up the box.
Advik, a teenager, was missing.
Inspector Rimi checked his room.
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| Photo Prompt- Jennifer Pendergast |
There was something about the Panda soft-toy there.
It seemed prominent like a majestic tree in the field.
Daisy
badly wanted the cash.
The
reward was high.
But,
she didn't know what she was signing up for.
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| Photo Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
All she had to do was take the stranger's place in the carpool by wearing the latter's expensive dress and carrying her leather bag.
She
loved the wooden wall hanging in the knick-knacks shop.
She
purchased it for her garden.
It
was summer.
She
thought of the two blue birds who often visited her garden.
They
could make it their cozy home!
Amy was happy to see what she finally had in her hands.
It was the map that would help to solve all her problems.
Photo Prompt- Kent Bonham
It was exactly what she had dreamt!
She had simply followed all the instructions.
It was the
hottest-ever summer.
Liza had
never experienced such scorching heat.
Liza wasn't
prepared for what she saw next.
The sea receded
at least a kilometer away from their home on the beach!
Photo Prompt- Lisa Fox
Notable was the stump of a tree that was visible.
Their meeting was a coincidence.
Or perhaps destiny had special plans to bring them
together.
Otherwise, why would they have met in the theater,
seated side by side, to watch "The Special Ship" movie?
He asked her for a date at the promenade.
She agreed.
They saw the same special ship there!
Photo Prompt- Roger Bultot
It seemed like the ship had been shipped from Heaven for them!
It stopped in front of them.
Richy felt totally lost.
The signboards did not help.
She could not understand the local language.
Richy could not blame anyone.
The decision to visit this foreign city was entirely hers.
She thought she would see and learn new things.
But, this was such a challenging exercise...
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| Photo Prompt- Lori Wilson |
And then she remembered!
"I’ve checked each and every box; there’s
no trace of the drugs."
The officer-in-charge, O, told the detective,
D.
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| Photo Prompt- David Stewart |
"O! Don't you know? This is a smart move
by the drug cartel to make the case slow!"
"Think out of the box; don't go with the flow!"
The latest art exhibition in town featured a famous artist whose name was familiar to Maria.
He had been her classmate in junior school!
Then, he was transferred elsewhere.
Later, Maria found him featured in the media.
She started following his work.
She always felt proud of his achievements.
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| Photo Prompt- Roger Bultot |
A cake competition was announced.
As an expert baker with years of baking experience, she registered.
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| Photo prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
Apart from the preparation process and quality, the contestants would be judged by their cakes' unique ideas.
With stars in her eyes, she set out to bake a cake that was out of this world!
After an entire day's work, her spaceship cake creation was ready!
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| Photo Prompt- Mr. Binks |
She was the coolest one for everyone.
It was not just about her looks.
She dressed uniquely.
She thought and spoke differently.
She was eco-friendly.
The sustainability champion clicked with everyone.
She was a great hostess too.
She hosted parties, events and get-togethers.
Everyone wanted to be friends with her.
They knew that would earn them invites and access to her
cool place.
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| Photo Prompt- Lisa Fox |
In a clubhouse, members were sharing their childhood memories.
Sara shared about her best friend- Ted.
Ted listened to Sara attentively, played whichever game she wanted, and threw no tantrums.
Actually, Ted could not speak.
Sara tried to get Ted to talk.
Ted had lost his voice.
Doctors had given up hope.
Sara persisted.
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| Photo Prompt- Ted Strutz |
Lisa went to their garden with her notebook.
Being inspired by nature, she wanted to write a story for “Earth
Day”.
She settled in the cool shade of their mango tree.
She spotted a well-crafted tiny door attached to the tree
trunk in front.
Photo Prompt- Fleur Lind
Who lived there?
Should she open the door and check?
Mili was visiting her grandparents’ home.
They
had passed away...
Though
Mili was visiting after many years, she saw that not much had changed in their
home.
There
was still no air-conditioner or television.
As
a kid, Mili never missed electronic devices whenever she visited her
grandparents.
They
played many board games together.
She
loved listening to their stories.
Many
memories came flooding her mind.
Photo Prompt- Susan Rouchard
