Ria had alighted from her school bus when she spotted the familiar oval-shaped mirror. It had the reflection of her neighboring house. Ria wondered how Swara’s shiny mirror reached here while opening her house gate.
Next morning, she stood transfixed as the news anchor on TV announced about her neighbor burnt to death by the fire that broke out last night. This was the third case in less than a week. The only thing that connected these three deaths was the fact that they were suspects in the ongoing case of sexual assault and murder of her best friend Swara.
This post is part of the Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff for the 31st Aug week. The challenge is to write a complete story based on the photo prompt in 100 or fewer words.
Who am I?
An erstwhile banker turned blogger/writer/author.
Any qualifications?
A Post-Graduate degree in Chemistry followed by a second Post-Graduate Diploma in Management. I completed a one-year MFA in creative writing course from the Writer's Village University, U.S. in Dec 2020. Though I must admit that I am still trying to figure out how and when I can connect all these dots.
Have I done any real work?
If two years in market research, six years in banking as a branch head, three-plus years of blogging, writing, and publishing a book can be considered as real work, then yes!
Where do I live?
After spending life like a nomad for sixteen years in Delhi, Bangalore & Mysore, I am back to where it all started from - Kolkata.
My favorite things -
Books, coffee, travel, food, and my five-year-old son.
What is this blog about?
Through Sonia's musings, I intend to explore writing in various genres, create social awareness, spread laughter, and give words to emotions.
Anything for readers?
You can check out my book 'Deal of Death' on Amazon Kindle. If you like fast-paced thrillers, this Detective fiction introducing the woman sleuth, Raya Ray could turn out to be your perfect weekend read.
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41 thoughts on “Their future as seen through the mirror”
Spine chilling!
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Thank you
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You are mastering the art of writing flash fiction too, Sonia. very well done.
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Thank you Priya. Glad you think so.
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Magic mirror. Nice story.
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Thank you for reading
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This is so svary Sonia.You do have knack for thrillers with twists.
100 words commendable.
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Thank you Amrita. Glad you liked it.
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Swara is back from the dead to get some revenge!
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Bang on. Thanks for reading.
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Intriguing read.
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It is so nice that you could weave such a story in 100 words.
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Thank you Megala for reading.
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Oh that’s chilling, Sonia. So much told in just 100 words.
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Thank you Vinitha.
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This was chilling Sonia. Nicely done!
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Thank you Meha.
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Dear Sonia,
There must be something about that mirror.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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True. There’s also a probability of something being inside the mirror. Thanks for reading.
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Great sense of mystery here, and of a much bigger story 🙂
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Thank you. Glad you liked it.
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You made great use of so few words to create a great story.
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Thank you so much. Glad you liked it.
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A chilling tale indeed. Excellent.
Click to read my FriFic tale
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Thank you for reading.
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Chilling – and more tales to tell on this subject, I’m sure.
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I guess there’s more potential. Thanks for reading.
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The powers she wields from beyond the grave… Chilling.
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How beautifully you have summed it up. Thank you for reading.
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Thank you for that!
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Nicely done! 🙂
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Thank you so much
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Very chilling!
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Thank you
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A spine-chilling read.
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Thank you for reading
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Hope , you will be writing the part 2 of this post soon 🙂 #myfriendalexa #fotwreads
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Hopefully it will be up on Friday. Thanks for reading.
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loved the ending !!
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Thank you for reading.
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