This week’s photo prompt is provided by Enisa. Thank you Enisa!
“She said he would come at Noon.” My eyes reading my watch carefully. “Naturally, his face is in shadows.”
My pulse quickens. My throat seems instantly dry. Nervousness is my condition. I hesitate to even hesitate. My eyes widen as the dark man flows down my alley, ever closer he comes.
“He has no scythe. He isn’t a large man.” My mind picking apart Death in an effort not to believe. “But no discernable face….”
“Fortune tellers.. I am trusting a lady whom spirits discuss the living. Maybe I’m crazy.” Myself turns on me.
I see his gaze upon me. His eyes the midnight sky. He fades into the shadows.
I look again at the watch. His cold hand touches my right shoulder. I struggle to walk. My body on the floor stares up at me. Never a chance to say goodbye.
The man with no discernable face beckons me away.
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Nice take on the grim reaper! 😀
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Thank you very much. It seemed like a good shadowy figure needed as shadowy of a purpose
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Indeed! 😀
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Great story…loved the way you expressed waiting for death.
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Thank you for the kind words. I think revealing things in pieces makes Death more intriguing. But i also have strange fascination for fortune tellers too
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Chilling stuff. Awesome.
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Perfect take on the prompt! I thought of a similar theme, but dropped it 🙂
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The watch really adds the thought of what is he waiting for. Thank you for the kind words
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Watches are symbolic of so many things.
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Scary story!
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Thank you very much. Great image to work with
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What a chilling story, Mark! Great story!
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Thank you . I really liked the possibilities of the image. So many options
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Yes, there are many options! Thank you!!
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Works both as a supernatural story or as something he sees in his mind only as he slips away. Nicely done.
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I prefer the supernatural as it adds an like bit of uneasiness. Thank you
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Right on the dot. Loved your take on this one.
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Thank you very much. I liked the image of a shadowy figure. It adds so much to the ideas
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Death comes for us all.
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Eventually & probably on time
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