It’s just a stupid magic trick, the musician tried to convince himself but as the magician flicked his fingers and the guitar continued to burn, the musician began to panic.
He flicked his fingers again and nothing happened, and again and again. From the corner of his right eye, he caught a glimpse of the musician whose guitar was presently burning. He looked like he’s about to kill and that look only made the magician sweat harder. Why is this happening to me? The magician wondered and looked to his assistant.
The assistant grinned and blew his a kiss, then she mouthed, “that’s what you get, fraud,” and walked across the stage carrying a fire extinguisher. In the direction of the burning guitar, she sprayed the fire extinguisher. The white foam quickly stopped the fire and what was left was a blackened, burnt-to-crisp guitar.
The musician stormed onto the stage, snatched the guitar, and raised his fist inches from the magician’s face. “You’ll pay for this.” He swung his fist across the magician’s face.
(~175 words)
I am participating in Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writer, where we write a piece between 100 and 150 words (more or less 25 words) in length inspired by the photo prompt above.
I don’t think the assistant was on his side! How terrible to do a trick and have a major fail. Great story, Yinglan!
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Thanks. The assistant was definitely not on his side and I have a feeling she had planned it all along.
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Sure sounded like it.
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Great story!
I love how the assistant revelled in the debacle.
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Thanks. It was the assistant’s revenge on him and that should teach him a lesson. Don’t date your own assistant, right? 😀
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haha, so wisdom dictates! or co-workers..
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Haha!
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If He was any good, the magician would have vanished
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Hahaha! 😀 That’s true.
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Lesson 1 – When you are a magician do not piss off assistant.
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Haha! 😀
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Great story! I can just see the musician’s face as his guitar goes up in flames!
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Haha, thanks. 😀
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A very interesting story. Well done!!
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Thank you.
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Wow. Great story. Lots happening. Love the magician’s assistant for showing the magician was a fraud. And the singer has a right to be mad after his guitar is burnt to a crisp.
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Thanks, and I guess it teaches the magician should never reveal his secrets and judging from the situation, I’d say the magician is in big trouble.
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I just want to know what the assistant had against the musician, too? She’s revealing the magician as a fraud, but she’s also destroying the musician’s guitar…very interesting…
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She wants the magician to get in big trouble. I guess she was feeling extremely vindictive.
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Indeed! Figured she might have been killing two birds with one stone. 🙂
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I think he must have earned that punch.
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Oh he totally deserved it. 🙂
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