Creative Writing: The Souk

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The Souk Straight away the powerful smell hit me. I was being suffocated, as if I had a plastic bag wrapped around my head. The odour was so strong I could almost taste it. My eyes followed my nose and there I saw a tall, hunched man, holding a jagged knife carefully chopping his way into freshly baked naan bread. Two stalls down a colourful ray of light twinkled in the sun’s rays. As I shielded my unprotected eyes I noticed it was a jewellery stand. I quickly strode out of the sun’s blaze, although I couldn’t escape, as if it had cornered me like I was its prey. When my vision returned I was intoxicated by the glamorous gems glaring at me like a rabbit caught in headlights. In my hypnotised state I could see flashing colours of magenta,…show more content…
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