Using her grandmother’s temporary absence to her advantage, Kelsey crept downstairs to the forbidden basement. She didn’t know why other than her grandmother said so. At the bottom of the stairs, she pulled a door open, revealing a dark room. “Whoa,” she muttered in awe, “what is this place?”
A pentagonal-column occupied the center of the room as a prismatic-beam of magenta light streamed upward from the column. Kelsey approached and leaned forward, placing her palms against the sides. She stared intently at the center. “Kelsey?” Her grandmother called from upstairs. “You’re not in the basement, are you?” Creaking stairs told her her grandmother was coming down.
Oh no, she thought and turned, except she couldn’t. Her hands were stuck to the side of the column. Crap!
Something began to happen. The lights in the column began to swirl hypnotically. “Kelsey!” Her grandmother called behind her but Kelsey couldn’t turn away. She was in a trance as the lights swirled faster until Kelsey was thrown backward.
Some time later, she woke up. “Where am I?”
(~175 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.
Basements are scary places like attics and tiny rooms. Did Kelsey have a fall down an enchanted portal or just a dream? Nice story YL!
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Indeed, I live in the basement and I think it’s scary sometimes with the creepy crawlies. Kelsey didn’t physically fall through a portal but her subconscious did. Thank you for reading. 🙂
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I would be scared to go down there. You are super brave. Oh that’s a twist! Her subconscious…..good twist.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Was that a time machine? Good one!
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No, I’m afraid it’s not a time machine but some kind of witchy portal. Thank you for reading. 🙂
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She’s been transported into a different world! Maybe she should have listened to her grandmother! Great story Yinglan! Just want to remind you to not forget to link your story up with InLinkz. (If you haven’t already done so).
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Yeah she should have listened but sometimes when someone tells someone not to do something, that person would become curious and I think that’s the case here. Thank you for reading.
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I agree with you. When someone tells me not to do something it makes me want to do it all the more! LOL!
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Okay, done. Thanks for the follow. 🙂
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What do you need help with?
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I don’t work with that kind of stuff or anything that deals with advertisement.
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Then how you transfer your earn in bank account
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I don’t earn anything from this other than the satisfaction of having people read my work. I do this for fun.
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but Can i earn money from this site
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No Idea.
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Scary stuff. The start of an adventure I think.
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Definitely, it is the start of an exciting adventure.
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Oh great ending there, leaving us wanting more. You don’t tell us where she ended up. What a cliff hanger. Great writing!
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Thanks! It’s hard to decide where she should end up, paradise or prison-like dungeon. I think both type of places would spark an exciting adventure. 🙂
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Basements can be very creepy places as they’re often dark and cold with hidden corners, I like the suspense you build up as she disobeys her grandma and creeps down there, and what happens next is very intriguing. It seems she’s ‘thrown’ to a place she doesn’t recognise. The possibilities of where that is give your story a great cliff-hanger ending – perhaps one you can explore another time. 🙂
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Thank you. I’ve planned to explore the story further in the future.
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Please tell me
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But can i earn money from this site???
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From what site? Again, I don’t know. I’ve never try to earn money from anything before. I make an honest living in the real world and only do this when I’m free.
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Nosey Kelsey should have listened to grandma. I hope that she has a good adventure.
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Yeah she should but the curiosity would cause her misery. I have no doubt that she will have the adventure of a lifetime. Thank you for reading. 🙂
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