The fishermen had informed the local police on spotting a dead body on the beach. Tia identified it as her stepmother Nita’s body. The preliminary investigation had established death by drowning. It was shocking how Tia had lost her mother Anu exactly in the same location and also by accidental drowning a decade back. Considering that Anu and Nita had been best friends since college, the similarity in the pattern of their deaths was beyond explanation.
Tia glanced at her father Ajay with questions running through her mind while pouring him a cup of tea. Did he follow the same modus operandi in getting her out of his way as her mom, she wondered! She was confident about his involvement in this unnatural death but lacked evidence to prove her point.
Ajay had been watching Tia very closely while sipping tea on the portico. Did she kill Nita to avenge the death of her mother Anu, he pondered! He knew that Tia had always held Nita responsible for Anu’s death and his ill-tempered daughter spelled danger during her moments of fury.
Mistrust and suspicion lingered in the air between the father-daughter duo as they watched each other’s next move closely.
(200 words)
This is the 10th post written as part of the #MyfriendAlexa campaign as per my theme ‘Shades of Perception’. You can read the first nine here.
For this challenge, I am using four photos as prompts to weave two flash fiction stories and one real story behind the picture. This is my fourth and last picture prompt. Stay tuned to read the second flash fiction that I will write around the same picture in my next post. You could also consider subscribing to my blog if you like reading my stories.
Who did it? Was it accidental or some foul play involved?
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Sequel will be up day after tomorrow
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Ok
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Here’s the sequel
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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Oh! Oh! Now I am wondering who actually did it!
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One more day, planning to writ the sequel by day after tomorrow
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Here’s the sequel
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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But seriously who did it ?? I want to know right now !!😌
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I’m doing the sequel day after tomorrow
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Here’s the sequel
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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Looks like both of them did not do it. Nicely done!
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I toying with this idea honestly. Let’s see what the climax reveals tomo.
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Here’s the sequel
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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So like all the other readers I too am intrigued . Who really did it ?
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The answer will be out tomo. Thanks for reading
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Here’s the sequel
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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Woa who did it? Oh what a cliffhanger!!
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Going to reveal tomo. Thanks for reading.
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Here’s the sequel
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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Ah ha! That was unexpected. Waiting for the sequel.
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Coming up tomo. Thanks for reading
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Here’s the sequel
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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This has the makings of an excellent short story.
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Thank you so much. The sequel is also up
https://soniasmusings.com/2018/09/25/a-new-beginning-at-the-seashore/
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Nice story.
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Thank you for reading
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lovely post. who did it? going to check out sequel to know my answers
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Thank you for reading. Let me know your thoughts on this
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