The light slants down funny

The first sentence sets the scene while keeping the victim in view.

The light slants down funny on my desk from the lamp Dad fixed up there on the wall. 

Physical detail: Set the scene with a simple physical detail that shows time has passed.

Link to the victim: Because this is all about foreshadowing, we want the victim to be a continued presence in our minds, so link your victim with the physical detail.

Here are our examples, again with a group of Nairobi bike couriers and a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

My right heel rubs painfully inside the fake Nikes that Imani bought for my birthday.

Snow falls outside the kitchen window, slowly filling the tracks left by Grandma and her pony.

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