Standing at the aged and tarnished turnstile, a cacophony of subway sounds bouncing off the underground walls, I wondered if I was making the right decision, hesitating like a drag racer in burn down. Seized with doubt, my surroundings seemed to disappear as fear quickly, efficiently, quarantined courage, a certain and unwilling hostage. What was I thinking – or was I simply acting in the moment of the moment, instinctively, body taking over where mind went silent? All the physical evidence, and there was a lot of very convincing evidence, pointed to me as the perpetrator. I knew it was a frame, but who would believe me? I pushed through the metal arm and ran for the train.
A nightmarish six. How often I have thought about this happening, and to date I can only be thrilled it has not.
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Hey, where did I put my reply? Oh! There it is. More coffee, please🍵🍵🍵🍵
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Really? You worry about getting framed with convincing physical evidence as the perp of a crime? I too am glad you are still on the outside, writing free. Safe travels.
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Thanks. I was in such a rush to be on that train, I never responded 😀
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I really like this!
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Thanks, Susan!
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Thank you Violet.
I’m so glad you’ve never been in that situation!
It surely must be a tortuous feeling.
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nice
(achieves a certain noir tone without the benefit of dialogue tags)
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Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the feedback!
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Very Third Man, Maltese Falconish … my favorite genre. Good job…great six
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Thanks, Paul! I appreciate the movie reference as I’ve not seen The Third Man. Sounds like a good film. I’m a fan of the genre as well, but I’m thinking you already knew that 😁
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What a horrible position to be in. Well told!
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You can say that again! Thank you, Mimi 🙂
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Another intensely wonderful piece!
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Thank you so much, Lisa! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Run, run, run and mind the gap! Hope the door stayed open.
Exciting Six!
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Oh, yeah, it did 😀 Luckily!
Thanks, Pat!
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quarantined courage, a certain and unwilling hostage…. brilliant expression of a hapless situation!
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Thank you, Reena!
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Such tension of a tough situation. (And to think I have met the author!)
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Thanks, D. And I have met the commentator! 🙂
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“a cacophony of subway sounds bouncing off the underground walls”–so accurately descriptive!
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Such a distinctive sound and so very difficult to describe! Weirdly perhaps, I enjoy the sounds and ambiance of underground train/subway stations 😀
Thank you, Kristi!
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