I am taking part in Mondays Finish the Story 20/04/2015, which is a challenge that provides a photo prompt and the opening sentence to your story. The rules indicate that the story you come up with must be between 100-150 words.
The link below takes you to Part Nineteen
https://johnandmargaret1607.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/mysterious-island-19/
“They followed the buffaloes and their babies into the woods”
“Who did darling?” Hillary asked her daughter.
“The horrible men with guns, there was a lot of shooting, then I woke up.” Hillary smiled,
“Sounds like a very bad dream. Be on your best behaviour today as my boss, Marg is visiting.”
“OK Mummy, the buffaloes were just like the statue in her garden.”
Later, Marg and Hillary were speeding to London by train to attend a meeting with the Brigadier.
Marg revealed a small leather pouch that had been secreted in the mouth of the buffalo statue in her garden. The pouch contained a tiny electronic flash drive full of sensitive information. Diamond Jack had secreted it there before his untimely death.
The Brigadier was stunned to get his hands on such valuable commercial information. Marg was well rewarded. After shopping in town and a visit to the hairdressers, Marg decided to book a holiday.
Sad news of Bella……..
(150 Words)
To be continued
The link below takes you to Part Nineteen
https://johnandmargaret1607.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/mysterious-island-19/
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Loved the way you wove this one in John! Where will you tale take us next? I am really looking forward to the next chapter! Thanks for participating and I will see you next week! Be well…. ^..^
Thanks for your great comments Barb~ I’m looking forward to next weeks continuation with another one of your great prompts ~ 🙂
The upcoming challenge will be filled with laughter! How is that for a tease? 🙂
Laughter is food for thought and nourishment for creativity ~ Babs 🙂
Finally a bit of a timeout for Marg! Shopping, pampering… I’m willing to bet her holiday’s not to going to work out though!
Thanks Ali ~ It is all in the hands of fate, hopefully all will turn out for the best ~ Thanks for reading and commenting 🙂
Intriguing, lots more to come I think.
I think Marg’s pretty indestructible Sally ~ Hopefully she will stay in one piece for a lot more prompts and episodes ~ Thanks for commenting. 🙂
I, too like how you wove this week in with the statue from last week. Clever, clever. And to be part of a dream.
I shall get back to Brian Strong and other series as the prompts dictate. Thanks for your visit to my fiction piece. Oh, yes the internet and modern trappings can be very negative indeed.
I look forward to more of your fruitful excellence next week Jules~ Thanks for your supportive comment 🙂
I love “secreted.” I’ll be thieving it for my own prose one of these days. On to parts 1 – 19!
Help yourself Danny ~ I look forward to enjoying more of your work ~ Have a great week ~ 🙂
Why do I have a feeling that Marg’s holiday won’t just be relaxing on the beaches of Bora Bora?
You are sadly probably right Phylor ~ The Brigadier can be a hard task master ~ 😉
Interesting layers in this story John. I also liked how you used “secreted” in sentences and linked the two stories 🙂 Sounds like a good chapter to be written. Well done!
Thanks Joycelin ~ I’m glad you are enjoying my ongoing saga of the adventures of Marg via Bab’s excellent prompts ~
Doesn’t look like Marg is going to get her holiday. Cliffhanger news leading to the next episode. Well done, John. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thanks Suzanne the saga continues ~ I am enjoying the challenge 🙂
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