It’s Friday, time for another Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction story!
Last week, Alice and her mother caught Kevin on a date with another woman. When Alice confronted Kevin, she discovered the woman was her father’s half-sister, Clara, who is in serious trouble.
This week something dreadful will happen to Alice as a result…
Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting the challenge, and Jill Wisoff for today’s photo prompt, which led me directly to this weeks’ 100-word story.
PHOTO PROMPT ©Jill Wisoff
Brooklyn Heights
Alice pulled her bound arms and stretched her neck towards the window.
The last thing she remembered was meeting Clara, hers father’s step-sister. Then came gunshots, cries, darkness and finally silence.
‘Who are you?’ She screamed as a masked man pulled the duct tape off her mouth and freed her arms.
‘Where are my parents?’
‘Right here,’ he said handing her the phone. ‘You have ten seconds to tell them you’re alive.’
‘Mom, Dad, tell Bill I’m on the top floor of a low-rise in Brooklyn Heights.’
The man grabbed the phone. ‘That was mistake,’ he said, as his fist smashed into her face.
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To be continued…
All my ‘Alice’ flash fiction written for the Friday Fictioneers Challenge can be read as standalones, but if you’re interested in reading previous stories of Alice’s adventures, here they are!
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Rereading Jane Eyre 
Well, Alice was thinking quickly there. I guess the broken nose won’t take too long to heal.
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She should be better by next week!
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Oh no! Poor Alice. Now I’ve got to wait a week to find out what happens next! 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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😃 Sorry, but I can’t do much more with 100 words! See you next week!
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Dear Lucy,
Now I’ll be on pins and needles worrying about Alice. What does Aunt Clara have to do with this I wonder.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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😀The plot thickens!
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That took a sudden turn for the worst, poor Alice!
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But remember how resourceful she and Billy are…
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Ever more mysterious… Let us hope that Kevin can find her in time!
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Fingers crossed for next week’s prompt!
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Alice thinking on her toes there. Well-written.
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Yes, she’s smart!
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Very exciting, very scary. Poor Alice. A fist in the face is a horrible thing.
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A good story leaves the reader wanting more. Well done!
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Ouch, brave girl.
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She’s my brave and resourceful heroine😃
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OMG! What a cliffhanger!!!
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I could blame the 100 words constraint, but honestly, I do love to keep my readers glued to the story!
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Ahhhh! Luccia – smashed into her face is so vivid. Now I will think of this the whole weekend.
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Oh dear, sorry to leave such a harsh scene in your mind… just remember how resourceful she is!
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What is Aunt Clara up to here?
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She’s getting the whole family into trouble…
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Uh oh, trouble!
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Alice is so gutsy and fearless. It’s a pity that’s rewarded with a punch in the face. Great cliff-hanger ending…
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Thank you! Yes, I believe she can find a way out of any and every situation!
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Poor Alice!
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They want her father to know they mean business….
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