Bernadette Braganza

Knock, knock… knock, knock… came a hurried tap, jolting her out of her snooze. Her groggy eyes swept across the porch, illuminated by lightning. The sound resumed. Constant. Relentless. Like the ticking of a clock… occasionally hastening to match the beating of her heart. She took a careful step in its direction; then the next before fear gave way to curiosity – and tapped back on the panelled wall. The pause was finally broken by a furious tapping. Frantically, she pressed and prodded trying to find what was on the other side, until a hidden door swung open…

A chicken poked its head into the room, clucking nonchalantly before losing interest and waddling away.

Tagline: An eerie stormy night leads to a new discovery.

The WEP is back… even if it’s for a month and as always it’s a delight writing.

The photo prompt has been given by Lori Wilson at the Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. I’ve also used the Six Sentence Stories (hosted by Denise Farley) prompt, Panel, but wasn’t able to link up since I exceeded the sentence limit 😅.