Photo Credit: Uday, with the blog, Udayology
“Come on, it will be fun!” Shawna said, dragging me to the old abandoned building.
We were on vacation and had decided to do our own exploring away from the tour group.
The heavy door scratched the floor as we pushed it open. Inside the dimly lit room, frames of various shapes and sizes covered the walls floor to ceiling.
We moved closer. I couldn’t believe my eyes! Each frame had the image of one of my relatives. “Are you seeing what I’m seeing?”
“It’s wild! There’s my grandma…and my cousin. How is this possible?!”
“Wait a minute. You’re seeing portraits of YOUR family?”
“Yeah…every frame a different one, some I don’t even know. But they’re old. Maybe, my ancestors? This is weird!”
“What’s WEIRD is that I’m seeing all of MY family members in the frames.”
Without saying a word Shawna and I bolted for the door. Before slamming it behind us, we turned to look one last time at the daylight illuminated walls. Each frame actually contained a mirror!
Now THAT is weird!
kat ~ 22 March 2016
A story in response to PJ’s (Priceless Joy) Flash Fiction for the Aspiring Writer Challenge based on the photo above by Uday, with the blog, Udayology. If you would like to read other stories or add your own, click HERE.
March 22nd, 2016 at 1:48 pm
perfect story 😊
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March 22nd, 2016 at 2:19 pm
Thanks! 😊
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March 22nd, 2016 at 2:11 pm
Wow, Kat, great story! I love how it was mirrors in the frames yet the frames showed photos of their relatives!
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March 22nd, 2016 at 2:13 pm
I was thinking some weird property in the mirrors that picked up on their DNA…but then I ran
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March 22nd, 2016 at 2:41 pm
Hahaha! Ran for your life!
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March 22nd, 2016 at 6:39 pm
Haha!
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March 22nd, 2016 at 6:44 pm
😀 😀
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March 22nd, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Haha…ran out of words!!!! Haha
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March 22nd, 2016 at 2:31 pm
Extremely creative and a bit terrifying being locked in there. Interesting how he saw in his reflection, all the members of his family in different frames. I like that image, as scary as it is. What happened to this pair?
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March 22nd, 2016 at 6:42 pm
Oh my! That’s a good question. I hadn’t thought that far ahead! Safe to say that they got out!
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March 22nd, 2016 at 6:08 pm
It’s very creepy but I love this idea of magic mirrors showing you your ancestors. Great take on the prompt 🙂
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March 22nd, 2016 at 6:17 pm
Thanks Sonya…I was going for creepy!😊😳
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March 22nd, 2016 at 8:20 pm
Creepy for sure! Great story.
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March 22nd, 2016 at 8:23 pm
…and weird! 😉
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March 22nd, 2016 at 8:54 pm
Many layers to this onion, Kat. Well done.
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March 22nd, 2016 at 9:58 pm
Thanks Finnegan! I appreciate you stopping by. 😊
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March 22nd, 2016 at 10:04 pm
Wow this is super cool Kat!
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March 22nd, 2016 at 10:17 pm
I can imagine myself going into a place like that! Always looking for an adventure off the beaten path! Haha!
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March 22nd, 2016 at 10:21 pm
Love the ending!
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March 22nd, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Thanks! A twist! You know how I love those! 😊
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March 23rd, 2016 at 8:13 am
yes!
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March 23rd, 2016 at 1:37 am
Creepy in a wildly interesting kind of way – this idea has legs for sure! Great work with the challenge 🙂
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March 23rd, 2016 at 4:35 am
Thank you for stopping by and for taking the time to comment. I stopped by your blog to read a few…such heart in your writing…enjoyed it very much. 😊
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March 23rd, 2016 at 10:56 am
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂
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March 23rd, 2016 at 11:25 am
🙂
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March 23rd, 2016 at 10:24 am
You… um… captured that photo… nicely (I crack me up).
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March 23rd, 2016 at 10:53 am
Haha…I can see you are likely never lonely! 😀
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March 23rd, 2016 at 12:11 pm
Not with all the voices in my head, no.
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March 23rd, 2016 at 12:20 pm
I, for one was so happy when mobile phones and ear phones came onto the scene. Now it looks like everyone is talking to the voices and I can have my usual one-on-me conversations incognito. 🙂 It helps to be a bit loony when one is a creative sort.
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March 23rd, 2016 at 12:23 pm
A kindred spirit indeed. People would ask me, “Are you talking to yourself? ” and I would always have to answer, “Nope. Just fleshing out a character for a story. ” and then turn away from them and add, “That was rude, wasn’t it? Absolutely, people, right? Right!” As 8 was walking away.
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March 23rd, 2016 at 12:24 pm
LOL…I can relate…oh yes I can! LOL
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March 23rd, 2016 at 11:02 am
Wonderful story. I wish they were bold enough to gather the expressions of their relatives before they ran off. Perhaps the mirrors showed true faces of their relatives… Loved every word of it!
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March 27th, 2016 at 1:09 am
Lovely story and I like that it harks back to the circus rooms of mirrors combined with the haunted house. Great work!!
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March 27th, 2016 at 7:38 am
Thank you! 😊
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March 27th, 2016 at 8:15 am
What a great premise for a story!!! Loved it!
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March 27th, 2016 at 9:14 am
Thank you Roger. Have a great day! 🌻🐣🌻
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March 28th, 2016 at 7:47 am
Goodness me. I would run screaming. How eerily satisfying.
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March 28th, 2016 at 11:01 am
I think they did…and stopped to have a last look only to find that the frames contained mirrors! Creepy! 🙂
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