5 Minute Freewrite Prompt New Story #7 | Purple

It was a sunny, windless day, but how could Cassie enjoy it? She pulled the sleeves of her purple hoodie down over her hands to cover her burns. She would have disappeared entirely into its soft cotton if she could. And then she heard something - a rustling in the bushes. It's just the breeze, she told herself, but not a single blade of grass stirred.

There was the crunching of leaves. It was coming from her left, along the row of shrubs that lined the path to the house's side door - an opportune place for an intruder to break in, or for Scarlett to sneak her way into Cassie's home.

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Treading lightly across the rickety wooden porch, Cassie stepped closer to the sound. The scrubs moved again - this time she saw it with her own eyes - and she screamed, " Scarlett ! "

An orange tabby cat shot out from the wavering hedge, zipping past Cassie and up a neighbour's tree. The cat's prey was left behind in the uncut grass: a sorry looking field mouse. Cassie exhaled. She would have laughed out loud at herself if she weren't so embarrassed.

This is a continuation free write prompt which would eventually turn into a short story novel. Perhaps, not so short anymore; anyhow hope you enjoy it. Maybe as I go along I will decide which title is suitable The Circle or Book of Shadows

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