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Forced Serendipity
#WritcoStoryPrompt
Write a short story using at least three from the five prompts given:
An empty suitcase full of memories.
The messages added salt to wounds.
The car accelerated before the signal turned green.
A wardrobe full of clothes that still had their tags on.
A dust free bookcase could hide a lot of lies.


A wardrobe full of clothes that still had their tags on. She was shopping for her vacation, that was going to start - finally!- in a week. She just couldn't wait for it to start! She had been planning this vacation, for the last one year, and all her clothes were picked out, itinerary fixed, tickets and hotels booked, in short, she was r-e-a-d-y-! She thought,"Just four days to go!", as she struck off, another date in her calendar (who uses a paper calendar anymore!). Finally, it was the vacation-eve, the night before the D-Day. She couldn't hold her her excitement, anymore. After dinner, while sipping her black mint tea, she was just browsing the television channels, when she chanced upon the breaking news chyron. All the news...