No, Not Yet


Alison slipped through the crack in the revolving door unnoticed and found herself on the otherside.

The room, filled with gravestones and wild flowers made her shudder. The indoor rain didn’t help either.

A whirring clanking noise behind her made her turn, just as the room’s robotic guardian knelt to stare her in the eye.

You shouldn’t be in here yet‘ the metallic voice echoed around her.

‘I don’t know how I got in here.’ Alison replied, voice shaking as she shivered after realising the room was cold.

Go back through the light,‘ the robot said softly, pointing over to his left, ‘and do not return here until it is your time to do so.’

‘How will I know?’ Alison asked, curiously.

When it’s time, you’ll know. Now quickly: GO!

Alison swiftly fled through the light, and back out through the revolving door. Dry, confused, and glad she was back.

Image and prompt time to die from Michael at Afterwards

This is another writing prompt/challenge I’ve just discovered. I challenged myself a little further by keeping my word limit down to 150.

8 responses to “No, Not Yet”

  1. europasicewolf avatar

    Oooh! An eerie one! I like the combination of aliens 👽 and humans and others idleness! Erm…yes… well I let that typo that placed itself, stay, as it it changed itself before my eyes this time😏The word was supposed be othersideness….which may and may not be a word but it is certainly more appropriate than the typos think it is, evidently😛

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    1. Tom avatar

      🤣🤣🤣 self-inserting typos. Whatever next? 🤣🤣🤣
      Thanks, Icewolf. This is just snother view of that othersideness! 🙂

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      1. europasicewolf avatar

        They all self-insert Tom, but they’re usually sneaker than this one was, that’s why I let it stay! For it’s sheer brazen audacity!

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        1. Tom avatar

          They are very sneakery! 🤣😊😏

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          1. europasicewolf avatar

            😆Especially when they’re “usually sneaker…”😂🙄🤪🤣

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            1. Tom avatar

              Hehehe! 😀

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  2. Michael avatar

    Nice one, welcome to the prompts!

    Really Enjoyed what you wrote and I do also agree, . limiting yourself to a number of words is challenging, but it can Result in a real efficiency and effectiveness in the writing snd keeps the pace nice and quick in a short piece. Fab!

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Michael! 🙂
      The limits add another dimension to the writing challenge as well!

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