Inside was a blissful, cool darkness. As we stepped in, and the heavy door closed behind us without a sound, we admired the immaculate spiral staircase, and wondered. How long would we have to wait, and, perhaps, how far would we have to climb, before meeting the master of the house?
It was so quiet we dared not speak a word. Sun rays filtered through the curtained windows. The sparse furniture was polished to the extreme, the mirrors on the walls seemed to be veiled – or was it our imagination?
There was only one way to go, and this was upstairs. We looked at each other, and smiled: we hadn’t got thus far to abandon our visit. After all we were invited. We were invited, even though we did not know where the invite came from…
We were young, and beautiful, what did we have to fear?
We took the first step, and you took my hand. It seemed that the house had gone a little darker. You went first, I, as ever, following, it was not the first time we’d ignored a warning…
The adventurous, fearless young. We change as we grow…..beautiful post, suspense, what is waiting…..
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I love an open ended tale like this 🙂
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Reblogged this on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo and commented:
First in this week…
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I hope they don’t regret ignoring this warning, but it seems like they have come through something worse to get this far. Nicely done.
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Beautifully written and, like Sue, I love the open ending that allows each reader to imagine the fate of the two characters. It has a sinister aspect, but a hint of a ‘happy ever after’ ending as well.
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“We were young, and beautiful, what did we have to fear?”
Ah the optimism of youth.
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I have a horrible feeling I know who the young and beautiful are going to meet at the top of the stair… Tight, suspenseful prose 🙂
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Oh! What happened next!
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What did we have to fear? They’ll soon come to know the answer to that question, unfortunately 🙂
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So many ways this could go…definitely left me wanting more!
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Yes, but it could be their last.
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