Better Late than Never. A Fiction Freewrite Twist
She hated being late. Even being on time was the equivalent of being late in her world.
She raced up the driveway and swept through the door with the grace of the rising starlet she was. Her dress and hair flying to catch up.
Everyone tried to catch up to her. She was just too fast.
Belonging is a blessing. However, it can be a bit of a curse if you really thought about it. More responsibility. More appearances. More pressure to be who they wanted and appear where they expected.
The more you belonged, the less time you had for you.
She played nicely with the other kids; kissing cheeks and bestowing the right amount of affection and saying witty things with precise timing. Her mere presence was a present-she knew that you knew. She had it. There was no argument there. She was queen of the screen and every girl wanted to be her while every guy wanted to nail her.
She was too good for that.
She was too good for him.
He watched her from the shadows. She should have chosen him. But it was too late.
She had been late.
Tomorrow she wouldn’t.
The cold steel of the pistol felt heavy suddenly. He slipped it into his inner jacket pocket and moved down the dark road, becoming a shadow himself.
She had borrowed another day.
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Thanks for the shivers! There's a dark consequence to having reliable habits and a schedule that everyone knows. Poor starlet, soon she'll be late forever.
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Whao, this one got me. The way you blended elegance with terror. I was like damn if this lady gets shot i will just go back to bed because by my time here its just 7:37am
Lol!
Thanks hun :)
Creepy! And what makes it even creepier is her ignorance. The readers now what is about to happen, but she won't tell until it's too... late ;)
She should learn to be a little less self absorbed...
;)
Thank you!
it is better for someone to arrive or do something late than not to arrive or do it at all
That is generally the accepted rule :)
However... The title was a play on words. Since the killer has been stalking her and knows she's never late, he planned to meet her much earlier. Because she was late she unknowingly foiled his plans and he did not murder her tonight...
So she was better off to be late to the event than never arrive- as he had planned...
nice
Thanks!
Basically , we should always try to avoid the delay .
However, if there is a delay due to things which are beyond our control then surely Late Is Better Than Never.
Hurry made in an effort to avoid delay can create a chaos and may spoil the outcome
This is true...
I got a Little Excited reading this @arbitrarykitten. I don't get much Excitement out here in the middle of Desert......................
I'm honored to have brought a little spark to your evening :)
Killing is horrific but getting yourself killed because you are a nice person is beyond everyone's worst nightmare.
You read my mind...
That is what the twist is all about. ;)
What a dark ending!!! I am never going to be on time again if it saves lives LOL
Lol!