
The shop looked out of place; its items bohemian at best, sinister at worse — the weird and wacky. Heads stared out the window. Eyes seemed to follow.
Craving for excitement and on a dare, Holly stepped past the warning, “Enter and play at own risk.” Interesting advertisement gimmick.
“Come to play?”
A figure stood in the shadows at the back of the store. The hairs stood on the back of her neck. She jumped as the door slammed shut.
“Only one way out. Roll the dice and hope for snake eyes.”
Holly now stares out the window.
Brilliant. Very well done.
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Thanks A! 😀
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I wonder what she would have won had she rolled snake eyes
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Her freedom. But I wonder if there is more…
Thanks N!
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Nice
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Thanks A!
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Nice one, Tannille. My sleuth Holly once had to visit a shop just like this one too. Well done.
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I think your Holly has been everywhere 😀.
Tha nks M
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Over 20 mysteries, Holly and I visited many places and did a lot of things.
You’re welcome.
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Dear Tanille,
This leaves one with a slight chill. Well done!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Makes me wonder what the nature of the game is. Perhaps, I’m better off not knowing.
Thanks R!
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Boobies
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Correct — boobie traps. I’m sure there is even a boobie pic or boobie gun some where.
Thanks N!
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Oh well done, T. A little like Jumanji and with far less warning.
pax,
dora
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More words would have been fun. A little like Jumanji, absolutely!
Thanks D
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Sinister and chilling. Hope she finds a way to beat the game!
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I think she has to wait for the next player…
Thanks F!
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Excellent. I guess Snake Eyes didn’t come up for poor Holly. Well done.
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Nope, it’s a bit like when you need to role sixes… they never come.
Thanks I
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Excellent, tight little plot from beginning to end. Not one wasted words 🙂
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Tight little plots are a challenge but always fun.
Thanks L
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Tense, edgy, evocative. Well done. A really suspenseful flash.
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Thanks Wildchild! 😀
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That one put chills up my spine! Good storytelling!
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Don’t enter that shop! 😀
Thanks MsJ
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You’re welcome.
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Beware of entering such shops!
Chilling. Well narrated!
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As the saying goes — curiosity killed the cat…
Thanks A!
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Good fluent story-telling which left me with a chill.
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Thanks P 😀
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Oh yes, beautifully sinister! Clever piece
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Don’t step foot in that shop!
Thanks Shrawley
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like they say, curiosity killed the cat. hopefully, she doesn’t suffer the same fate.
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I fear it might be too late for her.
Thanks P!
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I imagine her as the one with the red hat. Great story.
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Red hat head works for me!
Thanks A
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Yeeks, creepy! Nice one 🙂
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Like a scene from a horror movie! A great take, well done.
Here’s mine!
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As long as the story is fiction, all is good 😀
Thanks K
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There is only one way to roll two. Well done, Tanille.
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Thanks B! 😀
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Creepy and imaginative. This could lead to a longer story.
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My muse thinks so too 😀. So many questions…
Thanks G!
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We are all gullible when we trust the unknown, well told.
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It’s amusing how some people tempt fate for thrills.
Thanks J!
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Good story.
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Thanks N!😀
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