“Then search parameters need to be widened!”
Teams were on foot scouring every neighborhood within a five-mile radius, flyers were distributed to law enforcement agencies in the entire region, and cable news teams were filming sound bites for their evening broadcasts. An Amber Alert went nationwide. The hunt for the missing toddler couldn’t get much wider.
It had been over 48 hours, and nothing. No traces found, no ransom demands made. She simply vanished. Time was running out, and all hope was fading.
He was among the first volunteers to help, knowing all along exactly where she was buried.
The 100 Word Challenge, a writing prompt created by Velvet Verbosity, takes a single theme to tell a story in only 100 words ~ no more, no less. This week’s theme is ‘Widened.’
Thin spiral notebook 
Heartbreaking. Ugh. Horrible that this piece is often very real and isn’t simply a figment of your imagination.
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Cool! Like the picture too. Now write the rest of the book!
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shiver!
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That 48 hour window…too short.
Hope someone notices something’s not right about this one.
Enjoyed the writing if not the subject, Robin
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holy, creepy. What a horrible thought, that the perpetrator could be INVOLVED with the search.
Chills….
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Like the beginning of a great book…I want to turn the page and read on!
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OMG chills. I loved it. Wishing there were more.
Hugs!!
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You managed to elicit such intense emotions within such a small space. Nicely done. A very sad tale of impending heartbreak, powerful writing indeed!
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Wu-oh.
This is so…I dont know.
You have painted a most distressing picture.
Wow.
Thank you for sharing this with us- I am in awe.
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Well done! Until I got to the end, I wasn’t sure if this was real or not! Great sense of urgency!
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