Pattern #WriteBravely
The tension was building up in him.
He needed a release, so he did what he liked doing under such circumstances.
Once finished, he stepped back to admire his bloody handiwork.
Excited, he walked out but turned around for one final look.
How could he forget that?
An incomplete knife set would drive him mad.
Linking this to Write Tribe Problogger October 2017 Blogging Challenge #writebravely #writetribeproblogger
Day 1 – Prompt – Pattern
October 2, 2017 8:04 am|
He seems to be a perfectionist…an OCD, like us, Shilpa!
I want to know what or who he chopped off! ;p
October 3, 2017 9:50 pm|
Yes, he certainly has OCD, LIKE US. LOL 😀
But you will be shocked at how he would have used his knife 😉
October 2, 2017 9:00 am|
Oh my now this sounds totally macabre and he seemed to be a serial user…. What did he chop up Shilpa? I am wondering too!!
October 3, 2017 9:51 pm|
You are thinking in the right direction 😀
October 2, 2017 9:10 am|
Oh! what a start to the challenge, excited to read more about the perfect pattern of the blood and his handiwork
October 3, 2017 9:52 pm|
Thanks Dipika, glad you enjoyed this 55er!
October 2, 2017 9:26 am|
OCD 🙂 Reminds me of, erm, me !
Again, a great one from you 🙂
October 3, 2017 9:53 pm|
OCD is the only thing that you (and I) might have common with him. 😀
Glad you liked this 55 fiction, Nabanita!
October 2, 2017 11:23 am|
Hehe… scary to see people say the post reminds them of themselves 🙂 For me, I instantly thought of popular tv serial-serial killer Dexter.
October 3, 2017 9:54 pm|
You have got it right, Roshan!! Likes of Dexter is what I had in my mind too 🙂
October 2, 2017 11:46 am|
Ha ha…You had me for a moment, Shilpa. Yes, a chef and his knives cannot be parted!
October 3, 2017 9:55 pm|
I like your interpretation, Corinne. True, knives are very dear to the chefs!! 🙂
October 2, 2017 12:58 pm|
Loved this fiction. The way tension built up, I felt like I am watching some Masterchef episode. 🙂
October 3, 2017 9:55 pm|
Aha! Glad that this 55er served it’s purpose. Thanks Payal!
October 2, 2017 1:03 pm|
Shilpa, maybe he butchered a beetroot or strawberries 🙂 Do tell…fantastic tale, left me wanting more.
October 3, 2017 9:56 pm|
Yes, his knife surely was red after all the cutting up 😉
October 2, 2017 1:34 pm|
A perfect narration for the perfect crime. Aha!
October 3, 2017 9:57 pm|
Yes, he wanted it to be a perfect crime!! Thanks Vishal!
October 2, 2017 2:09 pm|
Even a murderer has a pattern to do his work. Superb description.
October 3, 2017 9:59 pm|
Yes, I have read that some serial killers follow fixed pattern in all their crimes!! Thanks Geethica!
October 2, 2017 3:04 pm|
My first reaction was – gory – but then I thought you surely didn’t mean that or did you or … so many ways to look at this.
October 3, 2017 10:02 pm|
Hahaha! Yes, I meant exactly that!! 😀 😛
Yes, I am loving the way everyone has interpreted this story! Good to see you back, Suzy! How have you been!
October 2, 2017 4:05 pm|
Jeez… what did he do? incomplete knife set is quite an image to leave for the reader.
October 25, 2017 10:02 pm|
Hahaha… my work is done!! 😀
October 2, 2017 4:09 pm|
Haha…a perfectionist. Did he commit a crime or is it something less sinister? Nicely done!
October 3, 2017 10:03 pm|
He did something really creepy, Sanch!! Glad you liked this 55 word story!
October 2, 2017 4:22 pm|
Haha! Nice write-up Shilpa! I wouldn’t like an incomplete knife set either! 🙂
October 3, 2017 10:09 pm|
Oh yes, a chef without a knife is a man without a life!! 😀
October 2, 2017 4:45 pm|
Wow! A drabble so nicely done, Shilpa! I wonder who is he, a murderer or a chef.
October 3, 2017 10:09 pm|
May be both!! 😀
Thanks Rohan, glad you liked this attempt!
October 2, 2017 4:56 pm|
Ooh…an OCD serial killer? Nice! Loved it!
October 3, 2017 10:10 pm|
Yesssss!!
Thanks Apeksha!
October 2, 2017 8:13 pm|
That is seriously creepy. Serial killer who goes back for the knives?
October 3, 2017 10:11 pm|
Yeah, some of them are like that!! 🙂
October 2, 2017 9:35 pm|
What/Who did he chop up? And he likes to keep his knives in order – sounds scary. People with OCD scare me anyway.
October 3, 2017 10:12 pm|
LOL 😀 You arent scared of me, I believe 😀
October 4, 2017 11:30 am|
Ha ha.. No I’m not, as long as you don’t have a knife.
October 25, 2017 10:03 pm|
That’s a relief 😀
October 2, 2017 11:00 pm|
This fiction sets the mind to wander… in the direction one chooses to! Is he a serial killer or is he a chef… wow what an intriguing twist! I was glued till end.
-Anagha from Team MocktailMommies
October 3, 2017 10:13 pm|
Yes, there can be multiple interpretations. Thanks Anagha, glad you enjoyed reading this 55 word story!
October 2, 2017 11:34 pm|
Wow! suspense to the core. Amazing write up Shilpa!
Cheers
MeenalSonal
October 3, 2017 10:14 pm|
Thank you, Meenal and Sonal!
October 3, 2017 10:30 am|
Scary read at first, but then when I re-read sounded like a Chef who is obsessed with orderliness and sharpness of his chopping tools…so much like me :p
October 3, 2017 10:15 pm|
I like the way you interpreted it, Meenakshi. Thanks for dropping by!
October 3, 2017 4:20 pm|
There are so many ways to interpret this post. Is is a masterchef or a serial killer?
Looking forward to read more of it! 🙂
October 3, 2017 10:16 pm|
I had a serial killer in mind 😀
Thanks Disha and good to see you here!
October 3, 2017 5:57 pm|
Hahahahahah! This is fun one, with a macabre facet to it. Loved it!
October 3, 2017 10:17 pm|
Glad you enjoyed reading this 55 fiction, Mayuri!
October 3, 2017 6:31 pm|
Wow! That’s macabre and I really wonder what will happen next. Hope you make this as a series all through October #writebravely
October 3, 2017 10:18 pm|
Thanks Neha. Glad you enjoyed reading this story in 55 words.
series…Now you have given me an idea… let me think about it! Thanks 🙂
October 3, 2017 10:28 pm|
Haha! Nice write up in there 😀
October 3, 2017 10:30 pm|
Thanks Jensy!
October 3, 2017 10:32 pm|
He is scary. Doesn’t matter if he likes perfection. I don’t want to know what he did!
October 3, 2017 10:39 pm|
Hahaha! I know what you mean!! Thanks for dropping by Varsh!
October 3, 2017 11:06 pm|
First I thought, nooo, this is a trick, and the guy is only cutting a piece of meat or something. And then I realized he was leaving and didn’t want to leave his knife behind. Ohhhhhhh . . .
October 3, 2017 11:29 pm|
Yeah, you got him… he is a creepy and scary sick person!
October 4, 2017 9:05 am|
Did someone mess up your knife arrangement?
I feel there’s something sinister happening in this story
October 25, 2017 10:00 pm|
Your second thought is in the right direction!!
October 4, 2017 9:21 am|
And you are back with your killer 55ers! I have been waiting for these! 😛
Is he an OCD! Looks like it, a perfect serial killer?
October 25, 2017 10:02 pm|
Thanks Nibha 😀
I would go with the second thought!
October 4, 2017 11:53 am|
Shilpa what did he chop off? Or was it a human? ☹️ The story is amazing- & 55 words …!
October 25, 2017 10:04 pm|
What do you think?? 😀
October 4, 2017 12:58 pm|
Curious to know what he did with the knife. He is a perfectionist, I think. Happy to join with you for #writetribeprobloggerchallenge !!!
October 25, 2017 10:05 pm|
He is a perfectionist but he is something else too.
Glad to have your company for this season on WT Problogger Challenge, Vasantha!
October 4, 2017 1:50 pm|
I’m still shuddering! What bloody handiwork was he working on? You have some imagination, Shilpa!
October 25, 2017 10:05 pm|
Hahaha. Thanks Vinodini!
October 4, 2017 10:50 pm|
Interesting to see the latter in your fiction too Shilpa. If I’m not mistaken you seem to be fascinated by the macabre. Loved this story though. Got me thinking
October 25, 2017 10:06 pm|
I like your observations, Sunita.
I like the shock value, actually 😀
Thanks, glad you liked this attempt!
October 5, 2017 12:43 pm|
The OCD freak in me is smiling 🙂
Sneaky start though 😉
October 25, 2017 10:07 pm|
I know, we are cut from the same cloth 😀
Thanks Soumya!
October 5, 2017 2:12 pm|
OMG ! wondering what this suspense is all about ? smart beginning for challenge 🙂
October 25, 2017 10:08 pm|
Thanks Genevive!
October 5, 2017 4:39 pm|
The foodie wants to believe that it’s a chef, and he’s just chopped up some meat 😛 The crime thriller lover tends to think it’s a serial killer who may have just forgotten the knife in his victim and gone back to retrieve it. 😉 Either way, you weave a brilliant tale!
October 25, 2017 10:09 pm|
I would like you to think on the second premise. 😉
Thanks a lot, Vinay. Glad you liked this piece.
October 10, 2017 4:42 pm|
I liked the beginning of your story, would like to see some twist if more can be written on this. I liked the comments written by all too.
October 25, 2017 10:10 pm|
Thanks Alok for your feedback. Good to see you here 🙂