Sirens broke the silence of the night in the sleepy little suburb. Police scoured the subdivision in search of the suspect.
Meanwhile, prying her crumpled up list of resolutions from the cold, lifeless fingers that held them, the detectives carefully unfold the wadded parchment in search of clues. Words, penned with crayon in a childish scrawl, are what they read:
Maybe if I am good he won’t hurt me anymore.
Just in case I resolve to find a better hiding spot.
She never had a chance. The following day the coroner placed her time of death to have occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m. January 1, 2011.
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I have not written much these past few weeks due to the hectic pace and general all around "busy-ness" of the holidays. So what better way is there to begin anew then participating in my favorite lady's weekly meme. I know it's rough but be kind...it's a new year and a new start!
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I would like to wish each and every one of you a New Year's filled with peace and joy! You all have been such a blessing to me as I struggle to find my true voice in these loud and raucous times in which we live. I pray that God deliver you all abundant blessings as you, too, find your own unique way in life's grand journey. Thank you and God bless you!
23 comments:
Fabulous first post of the year!
I hope your hectic pace will slow down a bit now that the holidays are over!
Boy, that one kinda hits in the solar plexus, doesn't it?
Nicely done!
=)
UMMM, OK. So I am hoping this was a murder mystery intro because I read the post and was thinking, "where's the rest of it?" Talk about a cliffhanger. DOmestic violence, child abuse? Just great... I came from Jenny's, I'm a sucker for a great read, thanks for the tease. LOL! Hope your year is wonderful! B=)
Polly, this is just stupendous!!! Great work!!
Oh, a CSI Centus! Glad you are back on track...have a large mystery in your pen for 2011?
That was absolutely a great post. I'm glad I wasn't the only one that took it to a darker place.
I went to school to be an evidence tech... this is right up my alley! Happy New Year!!
Aw, this is really touching "she never had a chance". The poor little thing finally found a place where she was safe forever from him.
Happy New Year!
omg that is horrible and sad :(
I've missed you cutie. You are a shining light in the sphere.
Wishing you the best in 2011.
By the way, this piece was a killer on so many levels. Great write, Polly.
Wow. What a great take on the prompt. Heartbreaking and disturbing, but you wrote it so well. Well done, and welcome back! Kat
Dear Polly,
Wow, what a centus! Somehow your centus is related to mine, but my protagonist is lucky; she is getting help to get out of a bad situation.
Thank you so much for visiting and commenting on my SC-post.
I've written a second text and would like to invite you to return and read it, but only if you have the time. I know that you are busy, so I understand if you don't. You have already read the first one.
Peace and blessings to you Polly; you are a very talented woman!
Anna
Anna's SC#35 plus a second text
Stunning! Such a complete story!
Looks like the "crumpled paper" idea took us to the same dark place!
Well done.
now she is truly hidden from him .... well written!
Nicely written and very sad. Too true for many women unfortunately. Great take on the prompt.
I really like this one Polly! Sounds like a good beginning to a WhoDunnit!~Ames
Happy New Year to you as well!
very eerie story made me shiver! love a good murder plot!
Now that was a gut-punch! Thanks for the well written reminder of the plague that is domestic violence. Bravo!
Namaste..........cj
I enjoyed that - hope there's more to come:)
Very sad but really well written.
Happy new year to you. :-)
So dark and tragic, but very well written! A great way to jump in to the new year! Excellent job.
Holy moly, girl! This was good. This was the direction mine was going until I missed the Saturday cut-off!
Of course, yours was executed wayyyy better!
BTW, your little postscript...it made me cry.
You are really neat Polly. I'm so glad we've met.
Thanks for linking.
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