Copyright- Jean L. Hays
Witness Through a Sun Catcher
Janet climbed out of bed and took two aspirin. Earlier she had decided to stay home and had gone back to bed with a massive migraine. It was now noon and time to see if she could eat something. In the kitchen, Janet started the coffee and made some toast. Opening the backdoor to admire her new dolphin sun catcher, Janet heard a scream and looked up at the windows of the apartments behind her home. She watched in horror as a man plunged a knife into the chest of a woman. Janet grabbed her cellphone and pressed 911.
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Submitted for Friday Fictioneers. This is a fun writing prompt challenge. Rochelle supplies a photograph to guide your writing and the word limit is 100. Give it a try.
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Maryann Holloway
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You even had me scrolling up to see what I could see in the sun-catcher. Well done!
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Thanks. It is terrible when murder and mayhem ruins a perfect migraine.
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Not something you see everyday.
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No. The kinds if things we miss when we go to work. I guess it is more dramatic then daytime television.
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Haha beats the chat shows 🙂
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Woah! Dramatic twist there that I so did not see coming.
I love how you saw a picture of a dolphin and went, hmm… murder! haha
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Thanks. I was thinking what a lovely backyard to view through the sun catcher but too bad the old building is in the view. That’s when I decided that something unpleasant would happen in that building
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Well this story is just a small insight into the wonder that is your imagination 😀
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Great number. A touch of Rear Window here. Lovely.
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That just what I was thinking when I wrote it. Thanks for reading and you comment.
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Whoh, I didn’t see that coming! I was thinking about coffee and toast. Maybe I’m hungry? I liked how you built up your character in the beginning and I felt sympathy for her.
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Thanks for reading and for your comment. I am glad you were surprised by the ending.
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Dear Maryann,
Coffee, toast and a murder. I’m sure this didn’t make her head feel any better. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you. No I would think she would be pretty ill afterwards.
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Two aspirin for migraine? I’d like to get my hands on THOSE aspirin! Seriously, it made me do a double take on your tale. Is it as it is, or were those aspirin something else entirely, something which would attract hallucinations or even worse, turn your character into a murderer? Your tale stimulated my imagination. 🙂
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No just aspirin. I didn’t think about the type of pain reliever just that it didn’t list a specific brand. Just a plain ordinary witness to a crime but fiction of course
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Yes, I see the window. She has a perfect view.
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Thanks for reading and commenting. Yes the woman may be dead but he won’t get away with it.
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