There is no going back from here, for what I discovered up in that dusty attic on that cold winter afternoon has marked me out.
Now I am one of them.
I should have obeyed my uncle’s directive, but I’d been determined to find out the truth. The secret that was hidden from me, that was buried along with my parents, whose mysterious disappearance has never been discussed.
But now I have the truth, I must face the challenge ahead: the one that all our people must face.
On the lonely road
our kind must travel alone;
destiny calls me.
Image credit: Chris Leipelt on Unsplash
Written in response to two challenges:
– Di of Pensitivity101‘s Three Things Challenge – CHALLENGE, GOING, ROAD
– Denise Farley of GirlieOnTheEdge‘s Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt – MARK
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This is a great start. I hope to read more of this interesting story.
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Thanks for the encouragement, Sadje! We’ll have to wait and see where the words take us…
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You’re welcome! I am hoping that they will.
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😬 The plot thickens… This sounds like the beginning of something scary.
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I fear so… yikes!
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Intriguing, tell me more. Great stuff!
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Your wish is my command, Mason. Tune in next week 🙂
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Sweet! I’ll keep an eye out for the next instalment.
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You are so good at getting me hooked on a story so quickly.
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Thank you, Gary! That’s such a lovely compliment 🙂
By the way I came across this whilst looking for something else – might be helpful? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvryp4j – I remember using the BBC Bitesize stuff when I was studying Spanish a few years ago.
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Thank you ❤️
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Very intrigued as to where this might be going!
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So am I, Matthew, so am I. 😉
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You got me hooked. The intrigue is palpable!
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Excellent! Let’s see where the prompts will lead the story; it should be quite an adventure 🙂
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Now there’s no escaping whatever was unleashed in that Pandora’s box belonging to the uncle. I love how the protagonist has no fear, and is willing to face their destiny on the road. An intriguing two Sixes!
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Keeping the fear under wraps… for the moment 😉
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Who’s “them?” So far we have more questions than answers. Intriguing.
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All will be revealed, but gradually!
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I like how some discoveries can put a bookmark in the story of one’s life.
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A new chapter unfolds…
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I like this continued story. Delving into family history, can be full of twists and turns and sometimes what seems to be dead ends for a season.
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Thanks, Pat! I fear both dead ends and plot holes… beware!
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I applaud the courage of writing your way into (and through) a serial adventure… not the easiest thing to do, at least in the initial chapters, where, in Six Sentences, worlds must be brought into view and people who would live, if only a chapter at a time, clamor to be introduced.
Excellent beginning.
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Thank you, Clark! The trick, I believe, is not to write oneself into a corner, although with fantasy, there’s always a way out. 🙂
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No turning back, and it sounds like it leads to a lonely, and perhaps scary, life.
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We’re heading out on a perilous path, I’m certain.
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Lots of mystery here!
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Most certainly!
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😉
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It is truly your gift to draw people into your story with just a few lines! What happens next??!!
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Thanks, Irma, that’s a lovely compliment! What happens next..? Good question! The prompts will decide.
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“Now I am one of them.” Yeah no, getting around the ominous sound of that! Love that you’ve followed up the character in a 2nd Six. It appears we’re all waiting on tenterhooks 🙂 Looking forward to the next installment!
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I love a challenge. This one’s going to be… interesting 😉
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Great writing!
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Thank you, Joyce!
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So evocative and wistful 🍁
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…and more to come! Thanks, Jude 🙂
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Really good. Unfortunately once someone finids out a family secret, there will be trouble. Where you said ‘Who’s mysterious disappearance…’ it should be whose.
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Double thanks, Larry! I fixed my gaff 🙂 How come I can’t proof-read my own work?
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That can happen to everyone unfortunately
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Interesting storyline.
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Thanks, Lisa!
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Love the story. Awesome read.
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Thanks so much, Kritika!
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My pleasure 🙂
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I wish you a pleasant journey, but suspect that won’t be the case…
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I believe you may be right. 😮
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OH MY GOSH. I need the next chapter! I can see the pain in the hunched shoulders, the resignation. Your words draw this character out, and the story with him. LOVE THIS! xxxxxxxxx
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This one’s a real hoot, Jean! Feeling DARK 😉 xx
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Oooooooohhh… destiny beckons again. I wonder what fate is in store? Fascinating as usual, Chris.
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This has been an interesting one! Boldly braccaneering 😉
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It has to be done… naturally! 🙂
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