I missed Friday Fictioneers last week. I couldn’t make the deadline and I really missed reading everyone else’s stories. I am back this week in time to submit a story, but then I’m travelling to France for a few days. I will catch up when I get back. Thanks to Rochelle for never missing a beat, what would we do without her? Thanks to Kent Bonham for the photo this week, I’ve been lucky enough to have seen a lot of Gaudi’s work both in Barcelona and in Palma – totally unforgettable.
Genre: Fiction
Word Count: 100
SWEET REVENGE
I stand silently in the shadows, waiting.
A taxi pulls up and a man alights. I quickly cross the road and as he opens the door I slip in behind him, heart pounding. He walks on down the hallway without looking back.
I scan the names on the mailboxes. Elena Avila – Penthouse. My former friend has come a long way indeed.
I slide the small, instantly recognisable gold box inside. It’s been resealed; she will see the expensive chocolates nothing else. She has always taken other people’s things, this time it’s my husband.
I’ve decided she can’t have him.
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Oooh, I think Elena is going to be in for a nasty shock. I hope she shares the chocolates with that no-good wandering husband. I also hope that the chocolates have been handmade using Chocolate Laxettes triple strength 🙂
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Thanks Lyn.
That would be revenge indeed!!
Dee
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Excellent love-to-crime story!
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Thank you Jan, glad you liked it
Dee
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Very good, very tight, and a full story. Revenge is best served cold!
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Yes indeed!
Thanks for reading and leaving a comment, much appreciated
Dee
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Ah!! Loved it! And good for her! ;D
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Thank you, glad you liked this
Dee
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Sweet revenge indeed, you took me on that little journey. Nicely done 🙂
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Thanks Jenny, so pleased you liked my little tale of revenge
Dee
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Loud Gasp!!! Sweet revenge, indeed. Good for her. This could be the beginning of something delicious…as delicious as those chocolates. I want to read more. Well done.
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Hi Lora
Thank you for reading, a bit of a detour for me, but actually quite enjoyed writing it
Hope you are keeping well
Dee
🙂
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Oh, dear… Revenge is definitely ‘sweet’ in this instance… 😉
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Yes, sweet and swift in this instance
Thank you for reading
Dee
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Now there’s a woman who won’t take things lying down. I love a fighter… 🙂
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Oh yes, me too.
Dee
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True love, or an overly possessive mind? Either way, I’d be a tad petrified to be married to this one.
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Thanks for reading Troy
She is very possessive and I’m not sure what she will do when she gets him back…
That’s another story!
Dee
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Ouch! Hadn’t thought of that other shoe dropping…!
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I think she should stay away from those chocolates!
Your last line packs a lot of power. Great stuff 🙂
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Thank you Elf, glad you liked it.
Most women have a weakness for chocolates, Elena is no different, so I guess she’s a goner…
Dee
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Ahh.. there is always a weak spot somewhere. And in the case of women it’s alway chocolate.
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Yes it is. Plain, white, milk…
Thanks for reading
Dee
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Revenge indeed. I have a feeling there will be a “kaboom” in someone’s future. Or perhaps one last strangling sound?
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One last choking/strangling sound I think
Imagination running riot here.
Dee
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Among my top ten favourites for this clutch of flash fiction stories. A nice little revenge story, well told and with a sting in the tail (and something else in the chocolates).
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Thank you John, so glad you liked this little tale of love and revenge and flattered that it ranks in your top 10
Dee
🙂
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I wish my being behind on reading were from going to France for a few days rather than criss-crossing the eastern US in the van. 🙂 Have fun and thanks for the enjoyable story (although not so much for the cheating couple, I think.)
janet
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Thank you Janet.
I enjoyed my short trip to France, only three days but seemed a lot longer.
Are you still travelling?
Going to catch up on my reading now
Take care
Dee
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Ha! That is a sweet revenge! Very fun. I love how the building simply creates an appropriate setting and is not the subject.
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Yes I must admit I was a bit stuck when I first saw the beautiful photo.
After several attempts at stories inside the building that were far too long, I decided that my narrator would just hide in shadows outside, watching and waiting.
Thank you for reading
Dee
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Nice little tale of revenge. Fair warning to stay away from your husband and stay away from your chocolates too! 🙂 I hope you have a wonderful trip to France.
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Ha ha.
Thank you for reading.
I enjoyeed the trip to France, nice weather, wine and food, need I say more…?
Dee
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She should give a few of these chocolates to her husband as well.
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Hmm I’m not sure what she intends to do if she gets him back…
Thanks for reading
Dee
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Dear Dee,
Nothing says revenge better than poison chocolates. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Shame really to use chocolates as the carrier for this dark deed, as I am rather partial to them myself. But I think they would do the job perfectly.
Thank you for reading
Take care
Dee
🙂
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Wow, I love the cold determination in the narration. Great job.
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Thank you David
Glad you liked it and thanks for reading
Dee
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A tightly woven tale! I too wonder what she has planned for the errant husband. Will there be more on this?
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Thank you.
I hadn’t thought of writing any more, but I could always think about it…
Dee
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