She watched as they edged toward the stalls, bodies heavy, shoulders slack, heads limp, dragging their bags (and some, their children) behind them.
Sometimes, they would stop suddenly, their senses acute to any changes, drawn to the shop windows for fear of missing something.
She remained still in the shadows the pillars provided, as giggling teens, hunted in their packs, their designer clothing a badge of honour, the baring of too-white teeth, a warning to the weaker.
It was the new lights that exposed her. Those extravagant concepts, hanging from the ceilings, dripping in ideals. But this was real life.
This piece was created using the prompt (photo contributed by Dale Rogerson) hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields – Addicted to Purple.
You can read more of this week’s contributions to this photo prompt here
A wonderful atmosphere to this of mystery and menace
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Thank you, Neil 🙂
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Such an intriguing post – who is she? and why is she lurking in the shadows? Good stuff.
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Thanks, Iain! 🙂
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Well done. There is a great, dangerous, feel to the story and I definitely want to know more.
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Thank you! There is danger there – of many things, I think.
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Oh this is so very lovely. Sketches the scene. Your words sing like a song!
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Thank you so very much 🙂
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So well done… Love the atmosphere, the tension, the not knowing exactly what is going on…
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Thanks, Dale!
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Such a mysterious tale, very atmospheric and very intriguing.
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Thank you for your comment 🙂
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Dripping in ideals. Lovely imaginative phrase. A nicely unsettling take on the picture.
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Ominous read.
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Thanks!
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Yes, dripping in ideals – those lofty ideas. Nice one.
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Yes indeed. Thanks, James 🙂
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Dear Mumpoet,
Quite the contrast between the girl and the others. Makes me wonder what’s about to happen. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle 🙂
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Very intriguing. Great job.
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Thank you 🙂
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Intriguing. You have perfectly described shoppers, especially teens with more money than sense. Nicely done.
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Yes indeed! Thanks 🙂
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Love the mystery in this. And such striking images. Very well written xx
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