Haunted
August 29, 2018 at 10:22 am 44 comments
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 31 August 2018
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Photo Credit: Nathan Sowers
“I won’t go near it if I were you,” Olivia said pointing to the old shed in the backyard to her 7-year old cousin Nathan visiting from city.
“It’s haunted,” she warned. “Some nights you could hear strange noises coming from the inside.”
But one lazy afternoon, Nathan’s curiosity got the best of him and went to the old shed determined to unravel its secrets. Unbeknownst to him, Olivia was following closely from behind.
With shaking hands, he opened the latch and gasped at what he saw.
It was empty.
“Gotcha!” Olivia giggled. “I can’t believe you fell for it.”
Entry filed under: Blogroll, friday fictioneers. Tags: 100-word challenge, fiction, humor.
Musings of a Random Mind 
1.
Alice Audrey | August 29, 2018 at 10:33 am
Hah! I bet he jumped right out of his skin.
2.
plaridel | August 29, 2018 at 2:22 pm
alice:
i believed he did. 🙂
3.
Iain Kelly | August 29, 2018 at 1:09 pm
Cheeky Olivia, he’ll get her back for that one.
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plaridel | August 29, 2018 at 2:22 pm
iain:
i’m sure he would. olivia better get ready. 🙂
5.
Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | August 29, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Ha.. curiosity killed the cat…
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plaridel | August 29, 2018 at 2:21 pm
björn:
it was a double-edged sword. 🙂
7.
granonine | August 29, 2018 at 5:43 pm
Olivia is a little stinker 🙂
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plaridel | August 30, 2018 at 11:49 am
linda:
i guess you’re right. 🙂
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anuragbakhshi | August 29, 2018 at 10:58 pm
Ha ha ha, we all fell for it 🙂
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plaridel | August 30, 2018 at 11:48 am
anurag:
what a great compliment. thank you. 🙂
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draliman | August 30, 2018 at 12:09 am
That Olivia, such a joker. Now he needs to start plotting his revenge 🙂
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plaridel | August 30, 2018 at 11:47 am
draliman:
yes, he’s doing it as we speak. 🙂
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abhiray59 | August 30, 2018 at 1:36 am
Curiosity kills the cat. Nice way to catch Nathan off guard.
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plaridel | August 30, 2018 at 11:46 am
abhiray59:
i could only guess what nathan would do for the comeback. 🙂
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abhiray59 | August 30, 2018 at 5:39 pm
Waiting for that part.
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:43 pm
abhiray:
let me see what i can do. 🙂
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rochellewisoff | August 30, 2018 at 5:45 am
Dear Plaridel,
That’s kids for you. It sounds like something my brother and my cousin used to like to do to me.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS Grammatical note. …Nathan had his curiosity got the best of…
Either Nathan’s curiosity got the best…or Nathan had his curiosity get…
18.
plaridel | August 30, 2018 at 11:42 am
rochelle:
thanks for the input. corrected as we speak. a simple change really made something better. 🙂
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Keith's Ramblings | August 30, 2018 at 6:35 am
Brilliant! you got me too!
Click to read my FriFic tale
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plaridel | August 30, 2018 at 11:44 am
keith:
what’s wonderful. 🙂
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jillyfunnell | August 30, 2018 at 11:59 am
All went well for Olivia this time but Nathan will be giving her a taste of her own medicine soon, I think.
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:43 pm
jilly:
well, summer is almost over and he hasn’t done nothing yet. 🙂
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pennygadd51 | August 31, 2018 at 6:33 am
Teehee! Sneaky Olivia. Obviously going to grow up to be a writer of fiction!
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:44 pm
penny:
or an actor for that matter. 🙂
25.
Dale | August 31, 2018 at 10:03 am
What a brat! And such a perfect child-thing to do.
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:42 pm
dale:
i do remember those days with fondness. 🙂
27.
lisarey1990 | September 1, 2018 at 8:24 pm
Some revenge is coming Olivia’s way!
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:41 pm
lisa:
let’s see if he’s up to it. 🙂
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Dawn M. Miller | September 2, 2018 at 5:15 am
Cute story. I love the “gotcha”.
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:41 pm
dawn:
thank you. i’m glad you liked it. 🙂
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4963andypop | September 2, 2018 at 7:14 am
A great example of the pecking order behavior of children. There is nothing to feed one’s ego, like pulling one over on someone. I get the impression Olivia is slightly older, and maybe his sister.:)
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:41 pm
andy:
olivia is a 10 years old cousin if i remember right. 🙂
33.
Russell Gayer | September 2, 2018 at 12:04 pm
Ha! I wonder if he soiled his pants. Good one!
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:40 pm
russell:
not quite, but almost. 🙂
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Jelli | September 2, 2018 at 2:03 pm
Sounds like something I would have done to one of the neighbor boys… just for spite. chuckles at memories of actually doing things like this to the little boy down the street that was such a bully… he got his comeuppins for sure.
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plaridel | September 2, 2018 at 7:40 pm
jelli:
glad it brought back some memories for you. 🙂
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theministryofshrawleywalks | September 3, 2018 at 9:51 am
Ha! Kids eh?
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plaridel | September 4, 2018 at 8:32 pm
theministryofshrawleywalks:
you bet. 🙂
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Sarah Ann | September 4, 2018 at 12:18 pm
LOL. That Olivia is such a minx. 🙂 Really enjoyed where you took us this week.
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plaridel | September 4, 2018 at 8:31 pm
sarah ann:
you’re very generous. thank you.
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Tejasv Kalra | September 9, 2018 at 4:16 am
Hey!!
I wrote a short horror story! Please check it out 🙂
https://themidnightweaver.wordpress.com/2018/09/02/annie/
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plaridel | September 9, 2018 at 3:40 pm
tejasv:
awesome! i’ll check it out.
43.
Tejasv Kalra | September 9, 2018 at 6:33 pm
Do follow if u like what you read :))
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plaridel | September 13, 2018 at 2:16 pm
Tejasv:
i will. thanks.