Poster Girl

A short, short story. The clue is in the title ;) Hope you enjoy!

I close the door. We are alone in this room again. It's been two days since I last saw you, Megan. Have you missed me? I missed you. 

The room has a musty smell and I realise you haven't touched the meal I prepared for you before I left last time.

 Your eyes are red-rimmed and swollen and when they meet mine I can see you've been crying. My heart goes out to you. You have missed me! You mumble incoherently, prompting me to be by your side in a nanosecond. I stroke your hair; it feels tangled beneath my fingers. I kiss your forehead, once, tenderly. 

"You really must take better care of yourself while I'm away, Megan. I just came back to check on you but I have to go again." I turn to leave and you start to cry. Your violet eyes are wide, pleading with me not to go away and leave you on your own again. I kiss your forehead once more. "Don't worry," I assure you. "I'll be back." You cry even harder but this time I don't look back.

I close the door softly on you and your pitiful tears. As I lock my front door, a bearded man thrusts a piece of paper in my hand. It's a picture of you, Megan. You are smiling at me sweetly from the Missing Persons poster. But you aren't missing are you Megan? I know exactly where you are. You are locked in my basement, bound, gagged and crying for my return and your release. Don't worry, I'll be back to see you in a few days.  

Maybe.

Reviews

[matrixmark]

OOOOOOMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGG. That was a fantastic ending......I never ever ever saw that coming.
I really relly really gasped at how hard the ending hit me. This wuld be a great openener for a full blown story.


Please do follow this up

Mark.

[Tina H.W.]

Thank you, Mark. Your review is very very encouraging. Your shock at the ending of this piece was exactly what I tried to aim for. Thank you so much :)

[matrixmark]

Not a problem. It really was sooooooo cool. Really, really loved it.

Mark.

[busterlee]

That was seriously creepy with very few wasted words. I like your writing. To me it seems skillful and smooth. I want pages and chapters. More please. Also don't underestimate yourself.

[Tina H.W.]

Thank you a lot! Since I don't have too much time to write, I have to squish it all into one little story. It's a good thing I'm a fan of Flash Fiction! :) Thank you again for your kind words. :)

[Adesanya Yewande]

amazing, it was confusing in the part of the missing poster but when i read further it became more clear to,its a short and interesting story..nice write up,expecting more from you

[Tina H.W.]

Thank you! Yes, my friend Sai something similar when she read it. I hoped to make it a suitable shock twist ending (big fan of those) so...thank you again! :)

[Adesanya Yewande]

you welcome,looking forward to more from you

[Inject Positivity]

whoa!! i kind of overwhelmed by the twist....this was fantastic... it is short so the reader will feel quite excited and will be surprised at the end to find out that the person the speaker was talking about was missing and it was her poster only... very well done... full ratings...

[Tina H.W.]

Thank you so much for those words! I was a little unsure whether to actually submit it but I'm so glad I did. I'm very happy that you liked it. Thank you again! :)

[Inject Positivity]

you are welcome frnd... i think its better to post, i used to have that unsure thoughts... what we think not post able who knows people will not love them?... you are always welcome...

[Inject Positivity]

Glad to see such enjoyable pieces of writing... i will be reading these twisting stories when i feel i need fun to read....

[Shannon]

Nice twist and view into a truly warped mind.

[Tina H.W.]

Thank you, for you for taking the time to read my little story, S. Mi. And it's just the review I had hoped for.