Honey-tinted sunshine filtered through branches. The forest was thick with the crescendo of bird-song. If gravity hadn’t been holding me down, I could’ve floated away to the blue skies above.
It was a perfect day for a walk.
I continued along the boardwalk snaking its way through the dense woodland. It was an advertisement for safe passage, as ferns and scrub scratched at its edges.
My eyes were drawn to leaf litter peppering the path and it was then, that I saw blood. My senses immediately became electrified and the peace around me shattered.
The red droplets smattered here and there, dotting their way along the planks. Every instinct was telling me “Run!” but curiosity urged me on. I justified to myself that if someone was injured, maybe I could help.
I rounded a corner and there, I saw a pool of crimson so thick, it was impossible to believe anything living could’ve gone on.
Teeth bared, the beast was upon me so quickly, I slipped in viscous liquid, becoming one with he who’d fallen before me.
My breath rattled in my chest, as I exhaled my last, and I thought, It had been a perfect day for a walk.
By Sarah ©2018
Prompt: Daily Post Daily Prompt – forest, Branch; and also, The Sunday Whirl – Wordle 340; and also, Sunday Photo Fiction – February 25th, 2018
That’s great – really enjoyed it – great sense of urgency
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Thank you 😊
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lol you do horror well .. might avoid boardwalks for a few days!
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Haha….I give myself the creeps sometimes…
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lol not usually into it but you got me hooked with this one!
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😊 thank you!
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Should have stayed on the path and kept walking! Scary stuff.
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Really gripping from the start. I used to enjoy boardwalk rambles througfh the woods but now I’ll be nervous as a kitten.
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Glad you liked the tale,
Keep enjoying your rambles…just run the other way if you see blood 😃
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Well, up until then, yes.
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Good story! This is why I always think in horror movies, “You idiot! Don’t go there!”
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Excellent use of contrasts.
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This hooked me immediately. Great tale!
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Thanks so much. Appreciate you stopping by
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Oh so creepy ! Really well told! 🙂
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Thank you 😊
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Blood and gore, the start of a fine gothic tale,
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Thank you
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Shouldn’t laugh, but ha ha ha. Too much curiosity is not just bad for the cats you know.
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Exactly!
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Wonderful descriptions and atmosphere
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Thanks so much
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The story is ‘hooking’. Great description. Bravo!
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Thank you so much 😊
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My pleasure
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