(Image Credit: ©Russell Gayer)
I swore and stopped the car.
‘The road trip was your idea!’ Veena huffed.
‘Yeah but not stopping overnight in the village was yours!’ I retorted.
‘Do you think it was safe for two women there?’
‘Shut up!’ I shouted tearing the silence apart.
My friend disappeared into the thicket with only the flashlight to guide her.
Five minutes. I saw a bike approaching from the end of the road. My heart raced.
I was startled when she unlocked the door. ‘There was an abandoned public toilet nearby!’ She sounded relieved.
I looked behind and stepped on the accelerator.
Linking this story with Rochelle Wiseoff´s Friday Fictioneers . This week´s photo is given by What’s His Name.
Hooo! What had she seen in the mirror that frightened her so much?
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The bike in the distance, Penny. India is not the safest place for women travelers, sadly. 😦
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A great atmosphere of (imagined?) threat
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Thank you, Neil. Yes, this was imagined but sadly based on a lot of true incidents that happen in my country. 😦 The positive thing is that women still travel by themselves and fight these problems. 🙂
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Yes… drive off!
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Dale! Yes, absolutely!
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So… share the seat with the snakes and spiders! It’d be a very quick visit.
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Hahaha yes, that’s quite a possibility!
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Wow, just in the nick of time and glad the accelerator worked! Good story!
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Thanks so much, Nan! Yes, thankfully it worked!
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Hi Kasturi! I really liked the suspense buildup here. Exciting and makes the reader want more….Keep writing! Love and Cheers!
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Hello Tina! Thanks so much for reading it and giving your views. It really helps to think of a bigger piece from here. Lots of love and cheers! 🙂
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Dear Kasturi,
Welcome to Friday Fictioneers. Sounds like a frightening experience,
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle, Thank you for reading it. Shalom! 🙂
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