Photo Credit: Louise at The Storyteller’s Abode
The footsteps behind her were persistent. Samantha clutched the camera bag close to her chest. Her heartbeat thudded faster, a dull drone in her ears. Each time she sped up, so did he.
“Just keep moving, Sam. You’ll find the others soon. You only left the tour group for a minute,” she told herself. The air was still, haunting, but for her footsteps and his. She started to sweat. Her lungs were gulping for air as she quickened her pace to a light jog.
The edge of the garden just ahead was surrounded by a wall. Samantha stopped, defeated, realizing the only way to return to the group was to retrace her steps. She mustered every bit of resolve she had, turned, stared intently at the ground and pushed herself forward.
He had stopped walking. As Samantha approached, she could see his shadow, long, dark, looming on the walkway just ahead. “Just walk. No eye contact. You can do this.” The top of his shadow loomed closer…closer…
“Excuse me Miss. You dropped your lens cover.”
kat ~ 10 March 2016
(175 Words)
This story is in response to the Photo Prompt for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) weekly challenge. If you would like to read other stories or enter your own, click HERE. Thanks to PJ (Priceless Joy) for hosting this awesome challenge and to Louise at The Storyteller’s Abode for this great photo! 🙂
like mercury colliding... 
March 10th, 2016 at 10:49 am
Wow gripping Kat! Liked this and was happy that is all it was! Hope all is well dear! xxx
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:05 am
Thanks Lynn. Yes, getting back into the groove. Just acclimating to a busier workload at home and pace I think. But T is getting better too. It’s all good. 🙂
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:08 am
I am so glad! xx
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:04 am
Whew, just a cap, splat, LOL i enjoyed reading this! good work, i hope you have more……oh wait i will be back 😉
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:06 am
Thanks Sarah…I am currently mulling around Part 4 of my series…The Letter. Should have a new installment this weekend. Stay tuned. 🙂
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:16 am
oh boy oh boy part 4, get the popcorn 😀
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:23 am
🙂
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:23 am
Great build-up of tension and mystery and the surprise comical ending! Love it! Kat, do you need my help in linking to the story board?
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:32 am
Thanks PJ. No help needed…just got detoured ;)…I’ll do it now.
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:44 am
I just wanted to check because sometimes people have trouble linking up.
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:48 am
Wonderful build-up to a relief of an ending. Well written, Kat.
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March 10th, 2016 at 11:53 am
Thanks Olga. Sometimes we assume the worst! 😉
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March 10th, 2016 at 5:05 pm
Well done Kat lovely build up of tension.
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March 10th, 2016 at 6:57 pm
I can’t blame her at all. I think many woman have mistakenly felt ‘followed before.’ Good thing she just lost a piece of her camera.
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March 10th, 2016 at 6:59 pm
Yep…better to be safe than sorry, as they say!
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March 10th, 2016 at 7:04 pm
Good one!
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March 10th, 2016 at 7:06 pm
Thank you so much! 😊
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March 10th, 2016 at 8:39 pm
Whew! Thank goodness. I was on the edge of my seat. I do never know with you, lol! It could have turned out horribly wrong. 😀
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March 10th, 2016 at 9:50 pm
Yes it could. We should always trust our intuition! 😉
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March 11th, 2016 at 10:06 am
Very enjoyable. The pacing was solid.
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March 11th, 2016 at 10:25 am
Thank you Russell! 😊
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