Last updated on May 7, 2022
Violet must pick a door to journey to the past or the future. She decides that she doesn't want to pick and ultimately closes her eyes, allowing herself to be surprised. She reunites with her parents and her younger self in the past, trying not to change the future but wants to do everything she can to keep her parents from dying.
The Traveler is a flash fiction piece that I created with Reedsy contest prompt, "A character stands in front of two doors. Write a story about what happens after they choose one to enter." Link: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/mari-ann-caudill/.
Violet glared at the two doors: one to the past and the other to the future. The old wizard warned her that either decision would cause a ripple effect on her life. She doesn’t care what happens to her, because after losing her parents to a fire that she accidentally caused five years ago, she has no hope for the future. She came to terms with being irresponsible for practicing magic before the fire started. She pulled back her auburn hair, tightened her belt, and ensured she had her daggers. She closed her eyes, twirled around, and reached for a doorknob accepting whatever decision she picked.