From her small balcony, the witch watched the world go by.
For years, this has been her morning routine. Waiting for the sun to hung just above the trees underneath the blue sky that stretched to the horizon, smelling the faint aroma of summer leaves brought by soft southern winds, and watching mortals waking up to another mundane day.
“Why can’t we go out by day mother? Would we burn like vampires?” Belle asked.
“Silly thing, no dear, we won’t.” her mom whispered.
“Then why can’t we?” she probed.
“It’s not the sun that we should fear, dear. Humans are far more terrifying than anything. Their world runs on selfishness, greed, and deceit; trusting them would be suicide. One second they’re all smiles but by the time you bare your heart open, they’ll renounce you and burn you with those scornful eyes. I should know.”
Her mom said it with such intense feelings that she wondered what kind of past did she have.
“Now off to bed, child.”
Word Count: 157
Here’s my take for Mondays Finish the Story weekly prompt.
This week’s story begins with: “From her small balcony, the witch watched the world go by.”
Mondays Finish the Story is a unique flash fiction challenge hosted by Barbara Beacham where they provide you with a new photo each week and the first sentence of a story. The challenge is to finish the story using 100-150 words, not including the sentence provided. This challenge runs from Monday to Sunday! Get creative and have fun finishing the story!
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September 14, 2015 at 12:17 pm
Sounds like she converted at some time in her life! Delightful.
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September 15, 2015 at 2:22 am
Thank you, Keith. 🙂
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September 14, 2015 at 7:38 pm
I have a feeling the little girl is going to find out on her own one day. Great story!
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September 15, 2015 at 2:30 am
I hope she could start anew with the mortals though. 🙂 Thank you PJ!
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September 15, 2015 at 2:31 am
My pleasure!
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September 14, 2015 at 9:27 pm
~poor mum/witch 😦 Hope the little girl`s life is happier
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September 15, 2015 at 2:31 am
Yes. Perhaps human beings have changed, hopefully, for her sake. 🙂
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September 14, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Very good story…I can certainly see your point!
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September 15, 2015 at 2:32 am
Thank you Jessie. 🙂
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September 14, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Humans can be terrifying
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September 15, 2015 at 2:33 am
I couldn’t agree more. But there could also be good souls, somewhere out there. 🙂
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September 14, 2015 at 11:04 pm
Very wise thoughts here. Loved the story😀
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September 15, 2015 at 2:41 am
Thank you, Shivangi. 🙂
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September 15, 2015 at 2:35 am
Great story! My favorite part is probably this sentence: “Waiting for the sun to hung just above the trees underneath the blue sky that stretched to the horizon, smelling the faint aroma of summer leaves brought by soft southern winds, and watching mortals waking up to another mundane day.”
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September 15, 2015 at 4:11 pm
Captivating piece of writing!
Love the flow of your thoughts and the connectivity of your ideas is really inspiring 🙂
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September 16, 2015 at 2:58 am
That’s very kind of you. Thank you, Madeeha. 🙂
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September 15, 2015 at 8:45 pm
I hope Belle discovers some good in the human world and doesn’t go through whatever it was her mother had to face. A good story. 🙂
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September 16, 2015 at 3:08 am
I hope she does. Thank you, Louise.
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September 15, 2015 at 11:02 pm
I could just picture in my mind the scornful eyes! Nicely done Maria! Thank you for participating in the Mondays Finish the Story challenge. Be well… ^..^
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September 16, 2015 at 3:10 am
The pleasure is all mine. I enjoyed every prompt you make. Thank you. 🙂
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September 16, 2015 at 4:44 am
I have a feeling she’ll find out one day and will probably hate her mother for it. Great story.
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