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.
Twenty years ago, a letter from a village in Himachal Pradesh arrived at the Ministry of Defence. The writer was a school teacher, and his request was as follows.
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!"
While on a long car journey,
little Chiku was impressed with the signboards.
There were quite a number.
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| Photo Prompt - Dale Rogerson |
He was excited to read them aloud.
When their car stopped to make
way for a gaggle of geese on the road, he read- 'Art Gallery.'
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| Photo Prompt - Jennifer Pendergast |
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 |
Rosy thought of new stories to keep her daughter engaged.
From their terrace, they could see a beautiful
tower.
During the day, the tower sparkled with sun-rays.
Rosy narrated how a princess stayed there
and the sun sent her gifts- light!
Her daughter said that the sun also sent them
gifts and their terrace too had light!
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| Photo Prompt- Dale Rogerson |
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
The villagers had always wanted a bridge.
During the rainy season, boatmen either didn’t come or didn't dare to ferry passengers.
School students suffered.
Some diligent students, who didn't want to miss school, used to swim to attend school.
The villagers had communicated during meetings with politicians.
All letters to leaders had been in vain.
Governments came and went; the river had no bridge…
-x-
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| Photo Prompt- Sandra Crook |
Imparting dance lessons to
Persons With Disability (PWD) was tough.
She trained them wonderfully.
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| Photo Prompt- Dale Rogerson |
Her dream University beckoned.
She often saw the building through
her netted-curtain.
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| Photo Prompt- Roger Bultot |
In her last attempt, she was
rejected.
They had challenged her that she could never learn to ride a bicycle.
"You are already so old!"
"If you fall while learning to ride a bicycle, your broken bones are not going to heal easily!"
They all taunted her!
--x--
The choice was hers.
The field was hers.
She started earnestly.
It was tough with arthritis...
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| Photo Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
