Writing Prompt

So… forgive me, I don’t quite know where to start. The day Harriet went missing? Well, it was the day they all did. All the village children I mean.

No, Inspector, no warning. They just… disappeared.

Anything unusual? Well, come to think about it, maybe there were a few odd incidents in the days leading up to it.

Like what?

Well, for one, Harriet’s hair turned a pale violet color. That pret...

The day Harriet went missing. Was quite unremarkable. Not a drop of rain. Nor gust of wind. Yet all the same Harriet went missing. That was remarkable in itself, since it is hard to vanish in the middle of the city. There was perhaps one person who had seen her go… and that was you.

You saw a tall slender woman with ice blonde hair, that swayed with the ruffling hand of the unseen forces. Do you...

The day Harriet went missing was the day the sky split open and turned purple, like a bruise that would just not go away. Briarwood had never been a safe place to live, but it was about to get worse.

Our patrols heard that the Hedge Knights were born from a rift in the world’s dark magic. I never knew whether to believe that or not, but I knew that they were real. Completely, terrifyingly, tangib...

Harriet cackled, menace shining bright in her eyes.

“You fools really would do anything to cover up your failures.”

She eyed the handsome young man before her, tied to a chair writhing against the tight ropes. Who would believe that Harriet went missing? THE Harriet! Absolute bollocks! Men’s egos are too fragile she thought, they themselves have too much pride. Heads filled with alpha male bulls...

Just like that, most people continued with their lives as if the clock had only temporarily stopped rather than having been frozen. I did not. I was stuck in a time loop and her parents began to move anti-clockwise. Her parents frantically searched through the past to try and uncover where she might be, whereas I kept going back to the police, as well as the internet, asking every possible questio...

All the stars in the sky died. The days were long and dreary. Everyone felt helpless as no one had an inkling of where she was...except me. Harriet was the most popular girl in school. She was beautiful but not snobby. She was perfection from her light blonde hair bob down to her coach bag and matching coach shoes. She wasn’t just popular either , she was charming and genuinely nice. She started...

The day Harriet went missing

My footsteps changed in a unrhythmical manner.

The sun was dimmer and nothing glimmered.

The day Harriet went missing,

I leaned in to listen, how the Earth rumbled.

It’s delicate heartbeat ached for its dear Harriet.

...

Harriet ran. She ran as fast as her little legs let her. Harriet knew that if she stopped they would get her.

However, curiosity was too great. Harriet looked behind her and...

Pop!!!!

They had got her.

The day Harriet went missing.

12-12-12 last seen at Town square 10.00am.

There the wooden plank by the edge of the town says, forgotten. ...

She was a spy, and she was annoying. So the neighborhood didn’t really seem to care that she wasn’t around as much. They saw it as a breath of fresh air.

But as the weeks went by, they sensed they should probably figured where she went. She was a kid, after all. Her house seemed the same, her parents were out and about. But when they were asked about Harriet, they just smiled and said she wa...

“Mrs Harriet Ruth Birmingham-Smythe has been missing for almost two days according to local authorities. The police, and Harriet’s family, have urged anyone with information relating to her disappearance and/or whereabouts to come forward. To my left is a picture of Harriet: long red hair, brown eyes, and freckles. She is average height and heavily pregnant. If you see anyone matching this descrip...