She was nervous and fidgety as she rode the escalator.
What if he screamed, refused the interview and threw her out?
Don’t be silly. He won’t recognize you.
What if he did?
He wouldn’t. Celebrity Reporter Dianne Cooper’s stylized self bore no resemblance to the disguised, teenaged DeeCee he had met. She had ascended in life. But then, so had he!
For the last five years, she had carried the guilt of having used him. It had been a one off incident. But, its memory kept her awake at night sometimes.
She pushed the image of his beckoning, lecherous eyes out of her mind. Years ago when he was a starlet breaking into the mainstream, his producer hid him in a small town till the release. Just to get DeeCee out of his skin, the editor of a local paper promised her a permanent place if she got him a scoop with the mysterious new star.
The town had one big hotel. Finding him had taken her a week. Getting him drunk and to bed had needed just another hour. Her Dictaphone captured every slurred syllable of his drunken speech. The next day’s headline read “Confessions” beside a picture of his unclothed torso. The story was picked up by papers everywhere. DeeCee metamorphosed into Dianne Cooper overnight!
Success’s sweet memory boosted her confidence while she waited for the star to appear.
He appeared and broke into a grin. “DeeCee, I’ve been meaning to thank you for the last five years”
I wrote this story as a part of a contest going on here. It is a short fiction contest where one writes a story upto 250 words inspired from the pic above. Hope you guys like it. And speaking of stories, the third episode of The Meeting is up at my story blog. Hope you enjoy that as well!
10 comments:
Wow Anks! That's an awesome story....I am amazed at how you weaved words into a story filled with intrigue, suspense, drama (and more)....with just a pic to start with...not to mention word limit! Great job!
I really like your interpretation of the story based on the picture. The story was captivating in 250 words. Good one and looking forward to reading the next part of "The Meeting". You are on some story-roll here :P
This story is nice ... I am straightaway heading to the third episode...rest of the comments later..
@ Colors,
Thanks! The word limit was tough...! glad you liked it :)
@ Ricky,
I think it the Jan effect... I do a lot of writing in Jan! :) cud it be a sign that I was born to do this... :P am glad you liked this one!
@ Navy,
waiting... :)
Before I reached the end, I thought 'oh looks like Anks is writing a M&B kind romance'. Only to be disappointed in the end that it was a short story.
Nice intriguing tale,loved the twist! :)
@ Bhagya,
M&B... lol...
hope the disappointment stemmed only from the length of the story and not for some other reason....
@ Sameera,
Thanks... :)
Yes anks because I was expecting to keep reading and suddenly there was nothing more to read :D
Short but a good story with present, past, twist .............
Loved it.
BTW, have you won any prizes for this story.
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