It was the third call since morning. Her stomach churned and beads of sweat formed on her forehead as she replaced the receiver. The caller called her name and then said nothing till he disconnected, without answering her questions about his identity.
Should she call Jesse? Last time, he had brushed it off, when she said someone was following her.
Wearily, she returned home and heard Jesse mentioning about a parcel for her.
She untied the string and opened the box . With horror stricken eyes she looked at Jesse.
Did she see a shadow of his smile? Is he…
This is in response to The Write Tribe Prompt.
60 Responses
Is he what? Please please don’t stop this here…. 🙁
Think, think and let me know your interpretation! 😀
Where is the rest??? Please do me a favor…write the rest. And let me know when you do….
LOL 😀
Is he gonna propose?
Is he the stalker?
Why would she be horrified to see a diamond ring?…. kya hai Shilpa. .. not fair 🙂
Propose? Diamond ring? Seeing too many romantic movies, Kajal!! 😀
My mind just revolves around romance …like all the time…I love ‘love’…so is there such an angle or its a mystery box with a cut finger of her loved one…yuck!! YUCK!!
It is awesome that you love ‘love’. Loved this 🙂
I am not gonna share that, it is for you to interpret! 😀
Is ‘Jesse’ the stalker?
Destination Infinity
What do you think?? 🙂
Good one…. unexpected ending is the highlight of this drabble…
Thanks Shelly! Glad you enjoyed reading this 🙂
Or is it a gift ???
A gift?? Very imaginative, Kalpana! 😀
Kya yaar! What happened?
Something, something… 🙂
is he.. is he the serial killer from Varsha’s story 😛 😛
You people have the knack to make us stay suspended like that eh!!
Aha! That’s an idea now!! 😀
Is he the culprit?
What do you think? 🙂
Hey Shilpa, brilliant one and love the suspense quotient. super awesome and thanks for commenting on my blog.
Cheerz
Thanks, Vishal and welcome to this blog 🙂
What an amazing cliffhanger! You can’t just leave it like that!! This is an amazing write. Brilliant…and I want to know more..
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
Thanks Kathy! Glad you enjoyed this one 🙂
Is he blackmailing her;)
You are on the right track, Asha 🙂
Horror-stricken eyes hint that he is playing a cruel joke on her. Brilliant write-up Shilpa:)
Thanks Reshma. Glad you connected with this story 🙂
Is he blackmailing her?!
oh oh!!
please write the next part!!
Hmmm…. may be!! 🙂
Time you unlocked the mystery
Ohk! 😛
Shilpa, Our corinne will make this the writing prompt for next week re 😉 Finish the story na……
LOL 😀 She wont repeat the prompts 😉
His eyes become greyed out for now he is possessed by the spirit that came in the parcel and had made the call 🙂 stalker who already took his own life ? Hi hi 😀
Wow!! What an imaginative finish, Jayashree. 😀
oh don’t leave it like this!! what happened? pls continue,na, this was going so well!
LOL 😀 What do you think would have happened? You continue the story, LP!! 🙂
ahh! open ended story… they r pure bliss… coz they just let your imagination run wild! lovely one, Shilpa! 🙂
Precisely! Helps you conjecture different scenarios and possibilities. Thks Apala 🙂
Interesting Shilpa! Normally I am not drawn to reading Fiction on blogs but I loved this. When’s the next part coming or you are going to keep it open ended?
By the way, totally in love with the new look of the blog 🙂
Wow! That’s a fab compliment. Thanks Reema, you made my day 🙂
Is he … presenting her with her favourite dress all burnt now as he tried to iron it. ha ha — is he what? Thanks for writing on my prompt and leaving us all with a is he what!
Haha ha, Suzy! That’s very creative! 😀
Thanks for this interesting prompt. Enjoyed writing it and loved reading such varied genres for this one! 🙂
Very creative, Suzy 😀
This is not fair!!! 🙁
Write the rest……
😀
Is he? The guy who follows her? Is it? it could be her doubt as well, come to think about it…
Richa
You are in the right direction, Richa! Go, on and complete it 😀
Is he Dead?
he is a Ghost.
6th sense movie types.
That was his death certificate.Too Morbid, no?I outdid myself today 😛
Jesse, the villain! Hrrrmph!
😀 Give it a twist, Shilpa!
Next time 😀
Exactly Dee’s thoughts in my head… is he a ghost??
Not completing this story will amount to cruelty 🙁
LOL 😀
Ending on a cliffhanger. Not fair 🙂
Oops 😀
Stalking can be emotionally taxing. I hope it was not him !!!
It could be him or…. 😀
An interesting story. So many unanswered questions come to mind. Well done.
Thanks Ma’am 🙂