Hightail by Rue Wayles (notion reading list txt) 📕

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Keywords: flee, flight, evasion, onamatopoetic, film noir

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An onamatopoeitic tale of evasion, told film-noir style.
This was a submission for a writing contest (100-words). The entry wasn't selected for the prize, but it's still a winner. :)

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They’re after me. Boots on, gun cocked.

Click.

Slam down the fire escape and flee into the alley for darkness.

Splash.

Ignore the pelting of miasma as I dash too close to the clogged gutters. Slither hither, slink thither, ensconced within the shadows, my velvety refuge.

Whoosh.

Cloak accidentally grazes against brick and debris, scaring an emaciated cat.

Meeeoowww.

Somewhere in the distance, an owl howls like a coyote in response.

Unexpected dead end: fight or flight, hide or seek?

Clack.

Her stealthy stilettos hit uneven asphalt, betraying their proximity. I turn around to face her for one last time…

Bang!

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