LJ Idol Week 36 - "Tiles"

[jexia]

Jill suppressed a sob, wiping a faintly grubby hand across her reddened eyes. Sorting through her mother's house was proving even more difficult than she'd thought it would be. The kitchen had been a treasury of childhood memories; the good bowls used only at birthday parties, the carving knife sharpened to a thin spine of itself, the "special

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[_luaineach]

Super!

[jexia]

Cheers :)

[bleodswean]

You really brought some nice detail to this vengeful ghost story! :) You seem like quite the Scrabble expert!

[jexia]

I used to go to Scrabble Club at uni ;)

[halfshellvenus]

I thought about Scrabble tiles, but didn't want to use them so soon after alexpgp's entry... but never would have thought about doing them this way!

I liked the combination of the lovely comfort of Jill's mother's presence, and then the sharp, sinister ending. I wonder how bad Alex _was_, and also whether Jill's mother used to be that angry before she died. Intriguing questions!

[jexia]

Yes, I had that entry in mind, too.

Alex was pretty bad, but I also had in mind the "Supernatural" effect of ghosts becoming more bitter and evil with time.

[halfshellvenus]

ghosts becoming more bitter and evil with time.
Yes, that was exactly what I wondered.

It isn't their fault, but envy of the living and the sense of things unfinished can really twist you.

[suesniffsglue]

This was great! At first I was feeling so wistful, thinking of how wonderful it would be if my Gram can communicate to me like this when she passes. Then you just went and got me :D Loved the ending!

[jexia]

Thank you!

[karmasoup]

I am really surprised I did not see that ending coming. (Although, I'm worried that Mum might jeopardize her place in the sublime location.) Love this.