I’m thrilled it’s Friday once again. Time for a new flash fiction episode for Friday Fictioneers featuring Alice, her best friend, Bill, and her parents Marsha and Kevin.
Kevin has been in serious trouble for the last three weeks, and now he’s missing…
Thank you Rochelle at Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple for this week’s prompt for hosting this fabulous weekly flash fiction challenge. Thank you J Hardy Carroll for this week’s photo prompt, below.
Watch Me
My mother’s voice trembled. “Promise me you’ll respect your father’s wishes, Alice.”
“Of course, mum,” I replied, kissing her cheek and heading out to my father’s car.
I wasn’t surprised to see Bill, leaning against the bumper. He hopped into the passenger seat and I drove to my destination.
“Don’t go inside, Alice.”
“You’re my boyfriend not my boss.”
He placed his hands on my shoulders. “I’m the person who’ll always put your well-being first.”
“He’d never leave us.”
“His note said, ‘Don’t look for me,” Bill said standing in front of the building.
I pushed past him. “Watch me.”
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All my ‘Alice’ flash fiction stories, written for the Friday Fictioneers Challenge, can be read as standalones, but if you’d like to read previous stories of Alice’s adventures, here they are!
Rereading Jane Eyre 
Good to see you back Alice. I am watching you!
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Thank you! Alice has grown into such a strong willed young adult…
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Feisty girl! Good work.
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She gets feistier the older she gets!
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Hahaha!!
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Alice is back! Great story!
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Thank you! I can’t get her, or Bill, Kevin and Marsha, out of my mind!
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Never get in between a woman and her mission. Well done!
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😂Exactly! Thank you for visiting, reading and commenting.
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Ouch – “Don’t look for me.” Respect their wishes or follow your heart? Nice one!
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Thank you! Alice always follows her heart:)
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Loved the building tension in this, hinged around that brilliant report, ‘You’re my boyfriend not my boss!’ Headstrong women have always intrigued me. Alice is one such character. Thanks for posting, Luccia.
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Thank you for reading and commenting, Kelvin.
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The intrepid Alice leads us forward. Can’t wait to see what happens next week 🙂
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Thank you! I’m looking forward to the prompt picture to see where it takes me:)
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I haven’t followed you Alice tales to knw what all the issues are but I hope Bill soon sees the light here. As long as Alice is going to be so self-reliant and head-strong a relationship with her is going to be a tough go.
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Alice isn’t easy, to handle for anyone! But they’ve known each other since childood. Bill means well and he’s supportive, although he also has a mind of his own…
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That’s usually where the sparks start flying: two people with minds of their own… 🙂
It takes some people years to learn to stop, listen, and take advice. (I know, ’cause I’m one. 😉 )
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I read through your Alice series….Commendable…to link all the prompt to a girl’s life with thrill, action, romance, grief….. You have done a very good job. And it is fun to read through all of them together, feels like different chapters of a novel…
Any plans of sewing it up into a full fledged story? Or its already doe i am unaware?
Kepp writing 🙂
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Thank you for your encouraging comment💖 You’ll be the first to know!
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Dear Luccia,
If anyone will get to the bottom of Kevin’s disappearance, it will be Alice. I’m hooked.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle, I agree! I have no idea how yet, but I’m sure your prompt will help me out. Thank you for your support.
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