It is Saturday and bitterly cold. It’s a good time to gather around the Friday Fictioneers. We like to tell stories of 100 words to a photo prompt. We are hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields of Addicted to Purple. Here’s my story this week.
PHOTO PROMPT © Amy Reese
She stopped. Her footsteps reverberated in the staircase. She could hear the echo of other footsteps beneath her own. She stood motionless till all was quiet except for the pounding of her heart.
Someone was following her. She took a breath, letting it out slowly. She climbed a step. Then another. She heard the faint sound of feet below her and felt the vibrations of another hand on the rail. Was her mind playing tricks on her?
Another step. She reached for the door. No more stairs. Next time, the elevator. She felt a rush of air behind her. No…
Ahh… and now? Great build-up of tension.
Dear Lily,
Tense to the drop off ending. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you, Rochelle!
Lily
Eeeep! Oh no… What was coming? A good scare
Thanks! 🙂
Lily
OMG!!! Who is it? What is it? What happened?!
Good questions! 🙂
Lily
Great suspense and left us wondering …what came next?
That remains to be seen. Maybe we’ll know later..
Lily
Yikes!
Great story! I hope you’ll read mine here.
Great suspense, Lily! With the elevator you have to face that door opening….that could be bad, too.
Very suspenseful. What the heck is going on?
Great tension in this story, Lily. Also, a dramatic cliffhanger ending. I don’t know which is worse, stairs or an elevator. both cause problems. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
That word “both” should be capitalized. Sorry. 😦 — Suzanne