Many of us have noticed that some scenes being viewed are classic when it comes to lending themselves to a mystery setting. The photograph is one of them. You can almost imagine this as a precursor to a Sherlock Holmes setting where something spellbinding is about to happen.
I can do no less:
~
~
“It was the second lamppost from the corner, sir … where we stopped.” An extremely nervous cabby stammered; blinking and swallowing, while shaky hands twisted together in agitated motion.
The cabby paused here and the inspector asked, “Then what happened?”
“Well, I had been driving slowly down Wisteria Street to the address he’d given me, 205 North Wisteria when I noticed this figure walking along side the road. My passenger must have seen her too because he tapped sharply on my shoulder and said, ‘Stop, stop right here!’ Then he leaped out of the cab and ran back towards her.”
Gulping, he cleared his throat and continued. “Well sir, it was very foggy, and although it was mostly light out, they both seemed strangely shadowy, so perhaps I … didn’t really see … what I thought … I saw.” His words faded away as he stared directly into the investigator’s eyes. The expression on the cabby’s face, abject fear and terror.
He glanced over the inspector’s shoulder and shook his head, not willing to believe the gruesome carnage near the lamppost.
“Just tell me what you saw!” A terse response from the investigator, intense curiosity as to what this man must have witnessed.
“You won’t believe me … you won’t!” The cabby shuddered, took a deep breath and continued “…but my passenger held out his hand, you know like an apology or something and then the other person raised her arm and pointed and then there was this bright blue light and then, he aimed his palm at her and this red beam shot out and then another figure appeared and then more came and then, oh my god …”
~
(whoops, sorry way too many words guys, gotta stop now, it would have been a good ending too, oh well maybe next time!) A most excellent photo prompt this week Alastair. For more details on how to be a part of this weekly writing challenge Click on this link Alastairs Photo Fiction .
Have a great day today,
~ Penny
The Why About This 
Say what? A cliffhanger??? Noooooooo….
You know I enjoyed it though 😉
xx 🙂 🙂 xx
Whew, wasn’t sure where to go with it in any event. Glad you liked it RoSy! 🙂
First I’m thinking ‘Jack the Ripper’ then maybe a vampire, but flashing lights…gotta be time travelers. I think they might have broken that number one prime directive 🙂
I went simple this week…simple enough…
http://julesinflashyfiction.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/my-hero-alastairs-150-word-photo-prompt-may-26th-2013/
Thanks Jules, I was going to originally go in more of that direction and then suddenly went to fantasy land, kind of got away from me! 🙂
yes, it is a classic scene for a detective story. 🙂
I agree. In retrospect I wish I would have gone in that direction with my story! 🙂
Say it doesn’t end there! 🙂
Wellllll…….:)
Haha! I’m spewing it’s finished. I wanted to know what it was? Lol 🙂 Hugs Penny….Paula xxx
Thanks Paula, whatever it was I don’t want them to follow me home! 🙂 xx
whoops, sorry way too many words guys, gotta stop now That’s it… “sorry”? Not good enough Missy, not good enough. You did that on purpose didn’t you? You…you…you meany!
Well golly gee wiz … yup I did! Was fun too! And I can run faster than you can … well maybe! 🙂
LOL wouldn’t take much to run faster than me. Besides, I think you’re pretty safe considering the distance between our places 😀
Well, there is that! 🙂
Wonderful photo and compelling fiction (I’m on the edge of my computer chair) :)! I’m not one to write it, but I enjoy these prompts! I’m also a new follower of Alastair’s after finding his blog through you! Happy day wishes! 🙂
Just excellent Lauren, Alastair is a beautiful person, inside and out a wonderful person to follow! 🙂 xo
What a brilliant start to something. I absolutely love this Penny. Brilliant.
And thank you for the comment about the photo.
It is an excellent photograph, easy to compliment you for it! 🙂
🙂
I guess they’re aliens. ^_^”
Something spooky, that’s for sure! Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Very much appreciated. 🙂