Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.
She sets the weekly challenge, and the standard.
And the prompt, which this week is a photo by C. E. Ayr.
Hooray for me.
The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 words based on this picture, below.
© C. E. Ayr
Click here to hear the writer read his words:
Safely Home
She is home.
She gets out of the car, gathers up her parcels, and lifts her bag.
She looks around, knowing she is safe, but still nervous.
It takes time to get over an experience like that.
A tall thin man.
A long thin knife.
She was walking home then.
Now she has the car, has parked right outside her house.
She climbs the steps, fumbling for her keys.
She smiles, wondering if her husband is home yet.
As she reaches for the lock, the door opens.
And there he is.
Smiling.
A tall thin man.
A long thin knife.