Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle. Read my story below, then click on the pic to read the others. Thanks! Note: I made two changes based on comments – thank you Doug and Russell.
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“Door Number Two”
By Scott L Vannatter – 100 Words
They had not been there yesterday. Fred just knew it. Three doors, no frames, were standing in the field. He opened the door on the left, saw the field. He walked through, closing the door behind him. He reopened the door and saw he was in front of the middle door now. Curiosity was higher. He walked to the door on the right and stepped through similarly and ended up back at the middle again.
Very curious, he thought. He turned and opened the middle door, stepping through, not noticing the claw marks on the inside. He shut the door.
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Namaste,
Scott
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Yik… that had a bad ending… I always look for scratch marks before closing a door behind me… It’s a matter of survival.
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Yes, it is! Good for you.
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Great ending. I guess Door Number Two is where the Number Two hits the fan, eh?
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Lol – excellent comment!
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Very tricky. Poor guy. Curiosity did kill the cat – although it does give us a taste of adventure.
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Curiosity killed the…
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It certainly did!
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Oh man, scratch marks. Poor Fred. Curiosity may kill him like the cat, but methinks he might not have nine lives.
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I don’t think he would want nine on the other side of that door.
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scratch marks! uh-oh… sounds like something evil.
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From me!!? 🙂
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No fair. He got to try all three. You might change scratch to claw. It’s a little more scary to me–if that’s what you’re going for.
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Good thought.
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Dear Scott,
I thoroughly enjoyed your story with the tiny exception of the sentence that reads, ‘he opened the door back up…’ I guess you had your reasons but it is jarring and could possibly have been reworded.
Aloha,
Doug
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Didn’t catch that – “reopened the door” would have been so much nicer on the senses!!! Sorry.
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Dear Scott,
Scratch marks? Sounds ominous.
shalom,
Rochelle
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Good one! Looks like he was pre-destined to go through that middle door, whatever or whoever was behind it.
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Gotta look for those signs of desperate escape before you commit!
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