Friday Fictioneers is a weekly group hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields who chooses a photo prompt to inspire writers to produce a 100 word piece of flash fiction. Do use the link to her blog if you are interested in joining the group. It’s a great way to get involved in writing.
PHOTO PROMPT © Jan Marler Morrill
No turning back
They were there again. Watching.
I walked to the door, trying not to show that I was aware of them. I let myself in and closed it quietly.
“Still there?” Pyro asked. I nodded. “No alternative,” he said. “We must leave now”.
He was wrapped in several layers of garments to disguise himself. He threw a hooded cloak round his shoulders and bent low over a walking stick.
There was no way of knowing if our departure was observed. I fixed my gaze on the path ahead. We said nothing, exchanged no glances. We knew what we had to do.
Edith M. Field 
I’m fascinated that you saw that sun-drenched alley as a place of danger and threat. The watchers are sinister, but then perhaps so is someone named Fire?
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Thank you for your response, Neil. I’m glad you picked up on the name. There’s more to him than we see in this story!
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I love an open-ended story, and this is great!
My hair-raising tale
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Thank you, Keith. I’m glad you liked it.
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What a contrast between the image and that threat…
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Thank you for your response, Bjorn. Places aren’t always what they seem!
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A nicely observed contrast. Well done.
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Thank you for your response, Sandra – very much appreciated.
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Now you have got me wondering what’s going on.🙂
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I’m glad it got you thinking, Michael. There are a number of possibilities … Thank you for your comment.
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Very intriguing and great sense of threat. I wonder who they are ane what they want.
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Thank you for your response. I’m glad you got the sense of something threatening and that it led you to consider what is going on in this situation.
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Great sense of strain and fear, I wonder if it’s real or imagined.
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I love the point that you have made. Real food for thought! Thank you for this response.
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Powerfully suggestive. Great intrigue and suspense. The ending has me imagining all sorts of things.
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I’m glad that you picked up on the hints of what is happening in the story. As you are aware, there is a lot going on and scope for a range of developments. Thank you for your comment, Margaret.
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