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“Where were you Monday night?” Brown suit growled. Tiny scowled and shivered. “No-where—”
“Wrong answer, son. Where were you?”
“No-where.”
“No such place. You had to be somewhere.”
Tiny shifted his weight back and forth. The chair was metal and rocked.
“Son?”
“I was with Irene Bronkowski, in the back seat of her daddy’s car. Don’t tell him, okay?”
The officers looked at each other. “I’m supposed to be satisfied with this lie?” said brown suit. “How old is the girl?”
“Uh, fourteen-and-a half—”
Brown suit closed his eyes. “Idiot. Book him.”
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The word limit for Satisfied is 100 words. I used 94 words. Check out http://mommasmoneymatters.com/flash-fiction/ for rules and contributions.
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“Look me in the eye, when I’m talkin to ya,” his stepfather bellowed. Crouching behind the kitchen chair, Frankie dared not breathe. Closing his ocean-blue eyes and shaking like a twig, he peered up through his long brown lashes.
“What did ya do with the money, sonny?” A meaty paw shot into the air.
“It’s not your money. It’s ma’s.”
“Don’t you talk back to me…” The mitt plunged, but Frankie was quicker.
“You’re gonna be ashamed when I tell ma what you did.”
“Shut up boy.”
“I saw, you dirty old man.” And Frankie vanished outside.
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The word limit for Ashamed is 100 words. I used 97 words. Also at http://mommasmoneymatters.com/flash-fiction/
How the Cookie Crumbles 
March 19, 2013 at 9:02 pm
Yikes! The tension!
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March 22, 2013 at 9:11 pm
If that is true, Robin, I’m pleased and thank you.
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March 20, 2013 at 3:31 am
Good stories Tess.
Enjoyed reading them 😉
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March 22, 2013 at 9:10 pm
Thank you, Ghia. I enjoy the challenge, but it’s nice to hear these are liked.
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March 20, 2013 at 8:28 am
Excellent Tess. I loved both of them! I giggled through the first and held my breath through the second. You did great with these.
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March 22, 2013 at 9:07 pm
Nice to hear, Valentine. These ARE fun, aren’t they?
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March 22, 2013 at 11:27 am
“No such place. You had to be some where,” great line.
The second one created a good emotion in me: anxiousness over what’s going to happen to the boy!
I like your writing, Tess.
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March 22, 2013 at 9:07 pm
Thank YOU. You give me hope.
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March 24, 2013 at 10:12 am
They are both excellent Tess, the first particularly for me because I was right there with him, in fact I could picture my son doing that when he was that age!
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March 25, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Glad you enjoyed these two, Gilly. Thanks for commenting.
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