I could have never pegged Mexico to be such a colorful country. In the two days I’ve been here, I’ve seen nothing but colors. Every building is splashed with different colors and even the statues in the streets are colorized in a rainbow of colors. “Hey,” I call to my best friend, Christine, “take a picture of me and the bulls.” I hand her the camera and she gladly snaps the picture. I grab the camera after and playback the pictures. “Yeah, that’ll show her,” I say smiling.
My mom’s constantly saying how insanely dangerous Mexico is, how someone gets decapitated everyday and how their heads end up on the freeway bridge. That’s ridiculous! Mexico is a big country, not every spot is dangerous. I am still smiling when I shut off my camera and return it to the inner pocket of my jacket. “All right,” I say, “let’s go, Christine.” That’s when I notice she’s nowhere to be seen. Oh no, “Christine?” I call into the crowded street. She’s been taken.
(~173 words)
I am participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writer, where we write a piece between 100 and 150 words (more or less 25 words) in length inspired by the photo prompt above.
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How wonderfully expressed.
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Thanks.
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That’s scary! I have heard the same thing – rather almost the same thing about Mexico. And, as we speak, I have family that are vacationing in Mexico. Scary place! Great story, Yinglan!
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It is horrifying but I think it really depends on which part of Mexico.
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Yes, it really does. I think my family went to an area that is safe. (Or they wouldn’t have gone). But, I have heard horror stories of other places, like you have.
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Or rather my mom has. She’s the one who told it to me.
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Thats super colorful bulls 🙂
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Yes, that is super colorful. 🙂
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I love these stories of yours that leave me in suspense. 🙂
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Thanks, what can I say? I watch too many TV shows. 😀
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Yikes scary ending. I wasn’t expecting that? Will they ever find Christine? Great twist in the end Yinglan!
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Thank you.
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Of course, the first thing someone would think of in a situation like this one is the horror stories they have heard, but hopefully, she just got distracted was looking at something and she is not far away. Hopefully!
Great story…beautiful and then it throws in a scare and leaves you wondering.
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Thank you and let’s hope she’s not too far away.
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Maybe she just went for a walk
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Maybe…
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Fabulous flash fiction, Yinglan. You left me thinking about that cliffhanger for a while!!! What happened to Christine!!
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Thanks! I love it when my story makes people wonder. 🙂
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That is the mark of a great writer!!!
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I totally did not see that ending coming! I hope it’s not as bad as it seems or she’s going to have to listen to her mom tell her she was right FOREVER!
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I sure hope it’s not as bad as it seems but I can’t really tell at this point, haven’t thought this far ahead and if this goes South, oh yes, she’s going to get a big fat “I told you so!” from her mom. Thanks for reading and commenting. 🙂
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She’ll probably get the “I told you so” no matter what, so she better keep this one quiet! I love that in flash fiction we don’t have to know the before/after that way.
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I think it just depends on who is giving her the “I told you so.” Christine, if she’s alive, or her mother. 🙂
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True–I’m just going to pretend it’s a happy ending no matter what. There are too many tragedies in the world!
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Lesson learned: Always listen to your mother. 😀
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Hahaha
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Yikes! Hope she doesn’t get decapitated, and instead just stepped away for a Corona!
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I hope so too because that’ll be bad. Thanks for reading.
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Great twist on the prompt!!
@Samantha/samratkel from
Shadow Realities
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Thanks.
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