SSSS: (28th Aug) — Can you finish this story in under 1000 words? (Writing Prompt)

This week’s writing prompt is from author L.P. Robinson: 

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Stepping into the bedroom, I immediately noticed how still she lay. Dead or playing possum? I  tiptoed nearer only to…

Can you finish this as a flash fiction story in under 1000 words? Does this prompt inspire you to write more? Whatever you write — if you publish your story on your own blog do come back and leave your link here, so we can come and pay you a visit and read your response to this prompt!
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