I got out of my business partner Harry’s home, and started walking jauntily towards my car. Our long-running dispute about embezzlement from the company was finally over, and I couldn’t be happier.
But suddenly, everything became hazy, and I stumbled and fell.
Photo Prompt © Jill Wisoff
And then it hit me.
Poison in the wine….Harry….betrayal….
I somehow dialed 9-1-1 with my fumbling fingers. They’d be here soon, and I would be safe.
I knew I should not have had that wine, even though it was just a sip, but how else could I have convinced Harry that it was not poisoned!
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98 words.
Written as a part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The objective is to write a short story in 100 words or less, based on the weekly photo prompt. To read many more wonderful, quirky, and fun stories inspired by this week’s prompt, visit HERE.
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Sneaky!
I’m not at all convinced they’ll be safe. Nice one
That didn’t go quite to plan! Excellent.
But a risk worth taking, from his perspective. Let’s hope it pays off 🙂
Nicely done! 😃
Perhaps they both got entirely what they deserved!
Somebody forgot to take the antidote along with him… 🙂
Dear Anurag,
That plan certainly backfired, didn’t it? Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
That’s a fun story, and I like the turnaround at the end. I also like the way you’ve brought the graininess of the photoprompt into your story with ‘everything became hazy’. Nice work!
Oh dear – the biter bit. Maybe he deserved it? Nice take on the photo prompt.
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Well done, Anurag. I, too, liked the “hazy” part…
The best laid plans… How’s that go again?
Nice one!
The embezzler imbibed. Apparently, you can’t trust anyone–especially your business partner. 🙂
Huh. Neither one is a good guy, I’m thinking. One bad player outsmarting another. Great story.
He’s a sneaky one. Great plan, but also very risky. What if Harry calls the ambulance just as quickly and survives?
Ha! Chilling twist at the end.
Thank you so much Luccia.
Great twist at the end.
Thank you so much Lisa Rey
So maybe Harry guzzled his glassful down in one go and is beyond calling 911. Very dangerous games, these people are playing. I wonder if your protagonist is right about the temporary effect of his mere sip?
Seems he calculated it well and will survive the poisoning, while Harry will not. Sneaky.
He will, I am sure. Thank you so much Fatima
Haha! That ending was marvellous. Very well done
Thank you so much Lynn
My pleasure
In the end that’s the only choice… I would have used a poison with a good antidote handy.
In all probability, it’ll still work out all right for him 🙂
A lovely twist there. I hope he didn’t have more wine that was healthy.
I sure hope not 🙂