History remembered him for his just rule when no crime went undetected
or unpunished. His statue is 100 years now, its history long forgotten.
Chris entered the garden pausing for breath briefly near the
statue. He cheered himself for the brilliant idea; got rid of his booty
temporarily, marked the area and scooted away before the cops caught up.
The mute spectator offered no clue as the cops rushed in a
few minutes later.
Chris let the dust settle before he came back for his booty
hidden below the hollow stone under the king’s feet.
It wasn't there!
Justice prevailed.
PHOTO PROMPT, Copyright – Claire Fuller |
Word count:100
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A 100 word fiction story written for the photo prompt for Friday Fictioneers.
And justice prevails :) Nice suspense in 100 words :)
ReplyDeletethank you, Shailaja! yes, I intended to create some kind of suspense there, so glad you caught it :-)
DeleteDear Uma,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Friday Fictioneers. Apparently Chris wasn't as clever as he thought.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks, Rochelle..I did take part in FF challenge even earlier, so not exactly my debut :-)
DeleteChris wasn't clever or perhaps his karma outdid him :-)
Nice take Uma.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jas!
DeleteI loved the last line, Uma. You have conveyed so much in few words!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you think so, Aathira!
DeleteNice twist in the end!
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks, Megha :-)
DeleteHis statue is 100 years now - do you mean 100 years OLD now?
ReplyDeleteAnyway - great take on the prompt, sounds like the statue got a little bit richer!
Alicia Jamtaas
Yes, I did mean it that way, Alicia. Thank you for reading and yes, when you put it that way, the statue did get richer ;-) :-)
DeleteThis was nice :) Simple yet interesting take on the prompt :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Keirthana..I was wondering how this would be received given that the end is not specific :-)
DeletePoetic justice!
ReplyDeleteLily
yes, indeed. Thanks for reading, Lily!
DeleteDear Uma, Good story and poor Chris - maybe he didn't get caught by the cops, but the statue can afford a good cleaning now! Great! Nan :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Nan..some treasures only get discovered with time :-)
DeleteUma, Good story and well written. He got the money too easily and now it's gone. Looks like justice was done. : ) ---Susan
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Susan, for your appreciation :-)
DeleteGreat little story! I'll bet the statue was feeling rather smug ;)
ReplyDeleteYou bet, Carol and thanks a lot for leaving a message on my "about me" page. I'm on twitter and will look up yours..thanks again :-)
DeleteI am sure i commented.. I hate my PHONE :(
ReplyDeletein punjabi we have a saying CHORAN NU MOR ...
indeed justice prevailed for sure
Bikram
haha..Bikram, no worries. It happens. Just very happy that you took the trouble to leave a comment once again..thanks a lot! :-)
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