I found this challenge a while back and the next week it wasn’t posted, after which I was offline – ready to tell a tale in just 5 sentences. Let’s see…
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“It isn’t this one!” Esme disclaimed as she tried yet another, long, silver key in the lock! They had recently bought a house, very much like Fort Knox with it’s locks and doors, chains and bolts, they had inherited about twelve sets of keys (it had been a rental). The first thing they did was change the locks, especially after having all the workmen in on key loans. But now they were flummoxed as they stared through the window at the beautiful summer house which didn’t open with any of the sets of jangling keys.
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Frustrating!
This beautiful place forbidden!
Nice, and doleful tale!
I liked it no end!
Thanks – glad you enjoyed it!
Been there, done that! Well, not with an ancient house. I lost the key to my son’s townhouse, and he hadn’t taken his key along because he was going to a wedding and didn’t want to have bulky things in his pocket. I had to call a locksmith, to the tune of $100. It was horrible.
Oh boy, that is a lock out in style. Locksmiths aren’t cheap but they are angels in a situation like this one! Thanks for the read.
Strange. I found myself using a summer house in my attempt as well.
That’s amusing – it was the first building that came to mind – maybe because it is FINALLY summer! Thanks for the read and comment.
You’re very welcome.
Oh my goodness! Five fantastic sentences of frustration! Wonderful!
Truly. I love this challenge – only done it a couple of times. Like the snippet ideas. Great exercise for a writer at any point.
That was interesting! I want to know more about this house and its hidden, forbidden history! This is a great start to a novel!
Thanks – I keep finding that I write snippets or flashes for the challenges and people suggest they could become more or sometimes I think that myself. You got a lot from these few sentences. Thanks for the read.
This one I could believe!
Scott
Mine: http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/five-sentence-fiction-fsf-locked-pg13/
Yeah – I think we all have done it at some point or lost a key or something! Write from what you know 😉
Excellent story! It’s always fun to read one that you can relate to.
I think most of us can relate to lost keys or wrong keys! Glad you enjoyed it!
Maybe if they start from the beginning again, one of the keys will fit. 🙂
Yes, that is often the case isn’t it – try the whole ring – nothing fits – It HAS to be one of these keys! Then you find it! Wouldn’t have fitted the prompt if they had made it in though 😉