“My husband is missing, you must help me!” I pleaded in broken French.
The lieutenant behind the desk rolled his eyes, “Has it been 48 hours?”
“No, but…”
He pointed at his watch, “48 hours.”
“Unbelievable.” I muttered and stormed out of the station.
Jumping back into the waiting cab, I said, “Back to the hotel.”
The cabbie nodded, skillfully weaving through the French alleyways. After several turns, it’d occurred to me he didn’t take the original route. “Stop!” I grabbed the door handle, almost flying out of the cab. There he was, dead as a door-nail, steps from his rental scooter.
(100 words)
Each week, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple hosts Friday Fictioneers where we’re challenged to write a piece of flash fiction in 100 words, more or less, based on the picture above.
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What killed him?? An overdose of bureaucracy? 😯
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Ha ha!!! 😀 I’m thinking it’s someone who hated him very much.
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Uh, what a sad ending. Was it an accident?
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I don’t believe so. I think it was deliberate.
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Well that ought to get the police off their perches! Nice write!
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If that didn’t get them moving, I don’t know what will. Thank you for reading.
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she could have murdered him. hopefully, all this play- acting would serve her well. 🙂
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I can see that. 😀
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Well, now, there’s a mystery, I think. How did the cabbie know, I wonder? Or did he? Did she kill him? Was it an accident? Or was he a secret agent who got caught? Hmmmmmmm.
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I don’t think the cabbie knew unless he’s psychic. Hmm… so many questions, so many unknowns…
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What killed him? What happened to the scooter and if I may ask the cat?
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I didn’t see that cat until after I finished the story. I’m guessing that cat was just there to find a place to sit. But great question, I’m still thinking about the culprit of his death.
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For a minute, I thought it was the cabbie dead. I think the police need to speak to him soon!
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I think so too.
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