Thursday, September 13, 2018

Time Out

PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll

He was in my shop again, the heartless man, but I suppose he was only doing his job.

He coughed discreetly, clearing his throat.

 “So you don’t know why she would be in a park at such a late hour sir?”

“No.  We don’t have any friends as such in this town, except Franz and Bertha who live next door”.

Franz that bastard! Did he think I would never find out?

I knew he would remain silent, Bertha’s family was not known for forgiveness.

“The weapon remains untraceable too”.


The cuckoo sang as the red tipped hand reached the hour.

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Here we go clocking another week of the Friday Fictioneers.

Word Count : 100.

Like last week am going for two submissions. The first one can be found here -> Inheritance

To read other stories by the Fictioneers this week click here

I'd love read what you think about this post...

14 comments :

  1. I hope the heartless man doesn't look too closely at that clock and it's red-tipped hand!

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    1. Now that would be totally heartless ;-)

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  2. And this is what then happened after the bequest?

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    1. The stories are unrelated but It could happen ;-)

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  3. I don't really know who is the heartless one in this story.

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    1. Maybe because we don't look at ourselves the same way.

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  4. Anonymous1:18 am

    Take that clock to forensics now! Interesting take on the prompt. Jilly, Sugar on the Bee.

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    1. Or maybe wipe the clock clean ;-)

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  5. Who'd have thought the innocent little cuckoo could murder? At least I'm imagining that's how his unfaithful partner came to die. Presumably she was an deasier target than Franz.

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    1. And that is how it rolled. But I don't know if he is going to get away in the end.

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  6. Looks like time ran out for the pair. Nicely done.

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    1. When the little hand is on 12..... ;-)

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