The Predator’s Game
Myra admired herself in the mirror as she waited for her nail polish to dry. She knew that she looked awesome.
A horn beeped. She grabbed her bag and rushed out of her home.
A stranger with regular driver, Steve, startled her.
“He is my cousin, he’s new in town”, said Steve.
She frowned a bit but settled in the back seat.
Oblivious to the stares of the cousin through the rear view mirror, she got busy with her mails on the phone.
Soon, she plugged in her earphones, unaware of the looks exchanged and the danger lurking close by.
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda. This time the entry must contain three words : rear view mirror, nail polish and awesome.
Linking it to January 2014 Ultimate Blog Challenge and NaBloPoMo
To read posts by fellow friends and UBC and NaBloPoMo participants, click here Jairam, Kajal, Kathy, Michelle, Nabanita, Richa, Suzy Que, Sheethal. Yes, we can do we with some more cheering and support 🙂
January 4, 2014 12:11 am|
I wish i could call and caution her. hope she reaches her destination safely. good one shilpa:)
January 4, 2014 11:40 pm|
I wish, I could too!!
Thanks Asha 🙂
January 4, 2014 12:16 am|
Y’know the story scares me a bit. You really left a lot for us to imagine there….
Nice story!
January 4, 2014 11:42 pm|
Thanks Kajal. It is indeed a scary situation to be in!!
January 4, 2014 12:25 am|
Oh my gawd no…. such stories they scare me because they are more truth than fiction… I wonder what happened next… why not write a drabble as sequence!
January 4, 2014 11:43 pm|
True, this can happen, in facts happens with so many of us. 🙁
A sequel to this story… now that’s an idea! Thanks Richa! 🙂
January 4, 2014 12:33 am|
This will make a good prologue 🙂
Destination Infinity
January 4, 2014 11:45 pm|
Hmmm….. definitely yes!! Would you like to continue it on your blog? 🙂
January 4, 2014 2:51 am|
I want to warn her so bad!!! I have no idea what is going to happen but I have a bad feeling about this. Way to build suspense! Brilliant! ♥
January 4, 2014 11:47 pm|
She is definitely in an alarming situation. Thanks Kathy, glad you liked the suspense in this fiction 🙂
January 4, 2014 5:28 am|
That’s scary. Imaginary txt sent to her! You know this actually happened to my kiwi friend who was visiting India. Luckily she managed to escape unharmed. Your post sent shivers up my spine.
January 4, 2014 11:48 pm|
OMG!! That’s shocking. Thank God that your friend was safe!! Really scary episode!
January 4, 2014 9:04 am|
Oh no! Please don’t take that story forward!
January 4, 2014 11:49 pm|
I know what you mean!! 🙁
January 4, 2014 12:18 pm|
I have shivers down my spine. Moral is to be alert always…….
Happy new Year Shilpa
January 4, 2014 11:50 pm|
True, safety is in our own hands. Be alert always! HNY to you and your family too, Bhagyashree 🙂
January 4, 2014 3:41 pm|
Scary reality.
January 4, 2014 11:50 pm|
🙁
January 4, 2014 5:55 pm|
Something every women working women faces at one point or other …
January 4, 2014 11:50 pm|
Very true… sad reality of our times! 😐
January 4, 2014 6:17 pm|
🙁 didn’t see that coming Shilpa…this is so close to reality considering the times we are living in! Very well done!
January 4, 2014 11:51 pm|
Oh yes, a sad and bad reality of our times! Thanks Aditi.
January 4, 2014 7:04 pm|
Scary! We’ve got to act the moment we’re uncomfortable!
January 4, 2014 11:52 pm|
Absolutely! No point in taking chances!
January 4, 2014 9:09 pm|
My take: Myra turns out to be the predator! Her original target was Steve, now she has steve’s cousin as a bonus!!
January 4, 2014 11:52 pm|
😀 Love your imaginative take on the story PI 🙂
January 4, 2014 9:23 pm|
Good you could build up the fear in readers’ minds.
Good one.
January 4, 2014 11:52 pm|
Thanks Indrani 🙂
January 5, 2014 12:53 pm|
OMG thats so scary! As one of the commentors said, I wish I could cation her..
January 7, 2014 1:12 pm|
I wish too! Good to see you after a long time, Deeps 🙂
January 5, 2014 12:58 pm|
Shilpa, this is a story which arouses fear and anxiety! You have very successfully brought a scary feeling in the mind of readers.
January 7, 2014 1:13 pm|
Thanks Ma’am. Glad that the words create that impact!
January 5, 2014 5:17 pm|
spoke too much without actually speaking what’s going to happen,a nice drabble. I too have tried drabble this time for wow
January 7, 2014 1:14 pm|
Thanks Cifar! Will check out your drabble soon 🙂
January 6, 2014 7:44 pm|
Scare.
I always tell my family members to sit on the left side of the back seat.
Try it,if you haven’t.
It’s relatively safe from rear view mirror.
January 7, 2014 1:15 pm|
Yes, I do so too, in cabs! Thanks for sharing this, Mr Chowla 🙂
January 7, 2014 10:07 am|
Scary. When in the company of strangers, checking phone/mails is the last thing one must do. We must always be alert and wary of strangers. Good one.
January 7, 2014 1:17 pm|
True. All your antennas should be up, actually and as you rightly mentioned, phone, mails should be the last thing to do!! Thanks Rekha 🙂
November 25, 2020 10:53 am|
You have very successfully brought a scary feeling in the mind of readers. this is a story that arouses fear and anxiety. You have very successfully brought a scary feeling in the mind of readers. We must always be alert and wary of strangers. Good one.