And we have a new story for the Six Sentence Story blog hop created by Denise. This week I also wrote two sixes: this one for the collaborative world of the SSC&B (all of the participants are listed at this post on the Wakefield Doctrine) and another one simply because I was in the mood to write... you can read it right here...
As always, there are plenty of other participants in the hop—some truly great authors, by the way—so do check them out at the link-up.
Rules of the hop:Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Link is live Wednesday 6:00 PM, ends way late Saturday night.
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers!
PROMPT WORD: PLAN
the Nervous Poet and the roof at the Six Sentence Café & Bistro
"It might be even more odd if I went home already," Aurelia thought to herself as she felt overwhelmed by the crowd that had gathered around the bar and her newly established fixation with finding the roof.
If one witnessed the sudden movements she made to get up and walk away from the bar, one would think she had a plan to escape or that she suddenly remembered something important.
"Denise said that Hūnga had probably gone to look for Mimi... who is Mimi... another regular... a stranger... maybe an employee," Aurelia's thoughts slipped past her lips, and even she herself was startled by the abruptness of her voice as she marched into the hallway as if she owned the place and knew exactly where to go.
"Ahh… when a dog likes a person, that person can't be mean," Aurelia told herself as the lights flickered exactly three times, sending the Nervous Poet into a state of near collapse from her fear of the dark—well, maybe that's a bit dramatic, but her heart rate certainly did pick up...
And before Aurelia could even gather herself, you could hear her muttering, "What the actual hell..." as she reached into her pocket, and if any of you knew Aurelia, you'd understand why she sounded so damn surprised: the phone she usually kept on silent was now making noise, each louder than the last—ping… Ping… PING!
When she finally managed to dig out the phone, she stared at a message from an unknown sender on the lock screen:
"You are right
but the stairwell is right in front of you;
be careful not to fall,"
and Aurelia felt a cold shiver travel down her spine as yet another thought entered her mindspace as she made it up to the roof before hearing footsteps getting closer:
Are they keeping an eye on me?
There's more of my work:
If you like short stories I have them scooped up into one category (including the six-sentence stories).
The Nervous Poet at the SSC&B can be followed here.
There is also poetry.
More personal entries can be found at the Blog.
There's also the IT studies blog in Estonian and "Chaos in Spring" on YouTube, Spotify and other streaming services.
I think we are all going to the roof.
It seems that we will meet there.
Nicely done, Reelika. Not to intentionally rhyme but… this was fun!
Mysteries abound in the Cafe Sixes.
Thank you Girlie!
And who knows which mysteries have not yet been discovered!
I can not wait to meet Chris (aka la Raconteuse), the Moxie (I adore pixies and faeries and all that…) and witness the dumbwaiter.
It has been most fun!
hats off, yo
very effective story in a most challenging* multi-colab serial Six.
Aurelia is very much Six Sentence Café & Bistro material. damn! surely someone still sells ‘Members Only’ jackets with SSC&B embroidered on the back
Me, I’m jes tryin’ to keep up
PS. Mimi is one of the five Proprietors of the SSC&B and normally can be found sitting the bar at the end where the hallway-that’s-never-reliably-illuminated begins. totally the person to get to know at the Café (agree with you about the judgment of the canine folk). Some say she is traiteuse others say, be careful as power and magic are not necessarily the same. The best description: Lou Caesare treats Mimi with respect (and affection).
*of only a good sort
Well, Aurelia is hopefully to meet her soon and all the other Proprietors…
And thank you so much Clark for the invitation, it has been most fun I have had writing in a long time…
and Jackets?? Did someone say Jackets???
Great collaboration. Someone has arrived too, with cake and news.
Ooh, most interesting… next…
It’s seems to me by reading all the other entries in this little world Aurelia has found herself in I think it’s about to get super interesting in the next installments…
Can’t wait!
And am almost jealous you got to fly the thing! And Moxie too!!! So cute!!!
I think Aurelia has good reason to be cautious! The cast keeps getting curiouser and curiouser!
Thank you so much! And it keeps getting more interesting with every week… Chris has taken the story to a whole new level too!
Aurelia has she forgotten she can use the light on her phone to light the way..?? just asking… it’s great to see you back…. i hope the floor/rooftop can hold all of the folks heading up that way… great 6SS…
Hmmm. You just pointed out a character trait I did not know about …
Or flaw.
Let’s just say the flashlight broke the other day …
Or something…
Aaaaaand now I have to remember she has no flashlight…
Great
Thank you for the comment ☺️
These hallways and carparks with lights that illuminate as you near them, and then go dark as you walk past — they just cause me to look over my shoulder all the time! I want to see the whole hallway or carpark aisle so I feel safe, not just 2 or 3 metres ahead.
For me it’s weird. As I grew up at the country side I was never scared to take walks alone even in the woods… Met animals and all… Didn’t have fear of the dark at all.
Then I moved to a city and my job required me to leave super early or come home in pitch black.
I had an admirer who followed me and yelled at me because I didn’t pay attention to him to the point I refused to leave my apartment and went to work with a taxi or took the long route.
Now even a flickering light makes me uneasy and paranoid.
If they’re keeping an eye on you, I think you can be cautiously optimistic. As you say, if Hunga’s around, you’re among friends!
Aurelia doesn’t know this yet but I think she is in good company, I want to see her realise that and get comfortable.
The place is mysterious, but we keep an eye out for each other, not so much on each other. It may be the “bellhop” sent the messages and made your phone ping, he seems to be rather capable of getting his messages across.
I think you are right, I wonder if the anxiety talking will calm down a bit after she meets everyone.