#unicornchallenge – October 18, 2024
She knew they shouldn’t be here, but Jim was insistent that they visit this club that had great rock and roll music, It was on the South side of Chicago in the U.S. It was a rough part of the city.
She gave in after he assured her it would be safe. It was a thrilling taxi ride from their place to the street where the club was located. The streets were teeming with people. All ethnicities, She didn’t see anything worrisome. Just a lot of very diverse people having a good time.
The taxi pulled up in front of the club. They found a table very near the stage. It seemed like the music included all of her favorite songs.
It was closing time and they started to leave. They got to the door and she felt a tug on her arm. She turned and the world went dark. She heard lots of fighting and screaming around her. She realized she had on a hood. She kept calling for Jim having no way to know he had been knocked out and put in a nearby van.
She was pushed into a taxi and yanked off the hood. Another passenger was sitting there.
After they started to move, he looked at her and said, “Sorry about your luck with your date. He was the one with the money.”
There was no answer when she called Jim’s cell. The police had no luck. Jim was gone in a flash.
Thanks to C.E. Aye and Jenne Gray for hosting the #unicornchallenge!
The Write Scribe 
Exciting stuff, Rosemary!
I’m not clear about the other passenger?
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The other passenger? A gang member who escorted her home to be sure she went straight home!
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She should have listened to her own inner voice. I like how you showed the effect of the liveliness of the streets and the music, lulling her sense of danger. Lucky she came out of it as well as she did.
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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Oh yes, the wee voice that tells you not to, but you do it anyway.
And you make itt all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…
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I don’t know what button I hit by mistake, Rosemary – sorry.
Could you dlete all these other comments please?
Oh yes, that wee voice that tells you not but you go ahead anyway.
You make it all sound like a fun, happy evening, until…it isn’t.
And then you show the tension mounting.
Nicely crafted story.
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love the setting. haven’t been there in real life but it has such potential for variety sophistication and dange
very cool
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A terrifying situation, no doubt …. but …. she’s seen the other passenger’s face. Her one shred of hope, perhaps a lead to finding Jim.
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Now there’s a horror story as if ripped from the headlines themselves. Scary!
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