The Castle

The tourist guide showed the castle.

Anya instantly recognized it.

 

An overwhelming sense of familiarity gripped her.

"Do the red flowers still bloom in the garden?"

 

Before the guide could answer, she made her way via a secret door behind the cupboard.

Everyone followed her.

Photo Prompt- Sandra Crook

Silver Bells

Mira was visiting USA for the first time with her parents.

As they were passing by the countryside, Mira was surprised as she could identify the place.

She made her parents stop by an inn near a tree and greeted the elderly shopkeeper by his name! 

Then, Mira excitedly gave directions- 

"A left turn from here and we will reach 'Silver Bells'".

"Have you been here before, Mira?" her parents were startled.

Photo Prompt- Bill Reynolds

High-handed

It was amazing to see little Lina solving complex sums...
All the more as her parents were uneducated migrants.

Lina was born when they arrived in New Mexico for construction work.
A big market had been razed and a skyscraper was getting built in its place.

PHOTO PROMPT - Jean L. Hays

New Life #AToZChallenge

The pool looked refreshing & cool.

But, to plunge into it, I didn't dare.

I was reviewing the rules of that school!

I maintained a safe distance there.

Source

Breathless With Xylophone

“Hey boys, how ’bout y’all makin’ yer Ma some wind chimes?” 

Picture-Prompt- Mondays Finish The Story

He was nervous when his landlady asked her sons for wind chimes so that he could learn how to play them, and her youngest son gave him his Xylophone to try out!

Accidental Union

I was learning to drive a mini-bus when I met with an accident & revisited my past-life…

PHOTO PROMPT -Copyright-Roger Bultot

I was hurrying to the railway-station and I missed my train.

While I was waiting for the next, I saw him in the rain & it was love at first sight for me & for him too as he proposed when we boarded the train...

SOURCE

Tattoo Love Story

It was the first day of work for him,
As an archaeologist, he found her there.

He was dumbstruck by her beauty.
Her face, complexion, figure, her hair...

How would he focus on the 'site'?
When he was treated to beauty so rare...

There was an unmistakable familiarity,
He wanted to caress her cheeks & her hair...

The wind blew as if taking a cue to play,
The tattoo on her neck peeped with flair!

He had seen that tattoo before! 
If only he could remember where.

He couldn't sleep the whole night,
When he did, he dreamt of a fair...

There was an old Temple by the sea,
The merry fair was taking place there... 

Someone was calling... His room-mate!
"Hey! Get Ready! Not a minute to spare!