Something Behind
Jules sensed the tap before she heard it.
Tap – a short and uncertain sound behind.
I won’t look, she thought. It’s nothing.
Tap tap – unmistakable this time.
I won’t hurry.
There was no reason to fear anything here on ground made so familiar by her feet night after night, year after year on so many evening walks.
Tap tap tap – more insistent now.
Jules quickened her step, less comforted by the well-known surroundings than she wanted to be.
Tap tap tap tap – keeping pace every step.
Jules whirled around, the sight behind her confirming her assertion.
It was…nothing.
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Written in response to March 12, 2020, flash fiction challenge at Carrot Ranch Communications.
In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that includes tapping. You can play with the sound, make it an action, or create something unexpected. Tap a story and go where the prompt leads!
Featured image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay
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This reminds me of the times we are living in, hearing the tapping, looking, but can’t see anything.
Inspiration is all around, Charli. For sure.
It was a ghost perhaps. We can’t see them, after all:)
That much is true!
Was she wearing flip flops 🙂
LOL. Maybe…