This month, the WFW prompts are being provided by River at Drifting Through Life.
This week's prompts are:
amber
alabaster
bow-legged
extensive
seesaw
kill
and/or
lighthouse
market
cloudy
pigeonhole
goldmine
mute
PRETTY LITTLE AMBER EYES by Granny Annie
Harry Mitford was bow-legged and had alabaster skin. He was ridiculed all his life because of his strange vampire appearance. Because of his leg shape, the only equipment on the play ground he could enjoy was the sees-saw but rarely found anyone to sit on the other end. One day Rachel appeared at recess. He had not seen her before and was immediately captured by her amber eyes. She saw him staring at her. Rachel crossed the extensive playground and walked toward Harry. “May I join you?” she ask in a soft voice. Harry could barely squeak out his reply, “Sure”. He knew that from this day forward he would do anything for this girl, even kill for her.
The first body was discovered in an abandoned goldmine. Detectives had been searching for this missing young man for weeks. His name was Philip Roach and has last been seen by a schoolmate Harry Mitford at the local market. Philip had been beaten and stuffed in a small recess like a pigeonhole in the mine.
The second body of Brian Bennett was found at the base of the lighthouse. He had been missing months. Both detectives went mute when they learned the last person to see Bennett was Harry Mitford. It was a cloudy day when they went to question Harry for a second time. He readily admitted to his crimes. He had to end the lives of these young men because they had tried to take Rachel's place on the teeter-totter. It made perfect sense to Harry.
Aw on the pups. They can completely take over a bed at night though. We so remember. We let it happen too.
ReplyDeleteHarry has a twisted view of things. Well done.
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Howdy sweet woofies! Dang, that really was Dirty Harry!
ReplyDeleteOh sweet doggie photos ~ Xo
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Poor Phillip and Brian. Talk about wrong place/wrong time.
ReplyDeletePoor Harry. Damaged beyond repair.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the prompts.
Yikes, Harry was not one to be messed with. Hope poor Rachael never learned why Phillip and Brian were murdered.
ReplyDeleteThat was a great short story! Lovely dogs.
ReplyDeleteWOW! That was some story. You sure can spin a tale. Thanks for sharing and always stopping by to visit me too. Hoping the rest of your week is a great one and you have a wonderful blog . THANKS
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your first sentence.The story is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the dogs on the bed. That can happen here, but it is two cats...or maybe Cinnamon and one of the cats.The story was incredible. You could write a murder mystery novel with that plot!
ReplyDeleteDogs will take over, just like cats. That's why we love them, i guess.
ReplyDeletePoor Harry, being teased and tormented can twist a person. And his victims, how awful.
Aww, look at your dogs sharing the bed. So cute.
ReplyDeleteYour story is great. You are so creative!
Aww! Love the sweet doggies. Precious!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thursday, Annie.
I'm glad I never knew a Harry.
ReplyDeleteLook at those dogs owning your bed :)
Nice. You got talent and a twisted sense of the common place.
ReplyDeleteGreat story!
ReplyDeleteCrumbs they will keep you warm in winter, lovely phot of them.
Regarding your question on UBER, they used to be cheaper and quicker. That seems to no longer by the case.
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