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What’s Your Poison?
I thought it dear that Anthony would bring me cups of almond tea in the morning before leaving for work. So solicitous. He’d kiss me on the cheek, “Bye, Sweetie.”
“Sweetie,” I thought. He loves me so much. How lucky I am.
Then I accidentally found the life insurance policy.
Did you know that arsenic poisoning results in white lines across your fingernails? It’s called Mees’ lines. I didn’t until my manicurist gasped. Arlene watches all of the cop and forensic shows.
“You’re being poisoned,” she said between chews of her spearmint gum.
I laughed, then didn’t. There was the life insurance policy.
“Not to worry,” she said, patting my hand, her thick New Jersey accent elongating vowels. “My brother’s a cop.”
That’s how I sat in a maroon convertible with a broad-shouldered detective watching my husband pursue carnal knowledge with a woman half his age. My jaw fell as a man rode up on his Harley, hit my husband with one fist, and then stole away the woman.
My cell phone rang moments later. “Honey, dearest, you’re never going to believe what’s happened to me…”
Wanna make a bet? I hear Sing Sing’s pretty this time of year.
end 8/27/2017
Sascha Darlington
Ooh! Nicely written…it’s so important to know your poisons. Great story, Sascha! 😀
Thank you! 🙂
Haha he has quite a surprise coming to him. Good story Sascha.
Thank you, Alistair! 🙂
The visit to the manicurist unmasks her honey’s sweet talks. good surprise.
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Thank you, Kalpana!
Got exactly what he deserved. Great story.
Thank you, Iain.
Laughing, fun story.
But not sure how you can ‘inadvertently’ sit in a car, maroon or not!
And now you have me laughing. That wasn’t a good word choice, was it?
Ha! I’m amazed at how much fun you can cram into so few lines. Wickedly good.
Thanks, Maggie. I am always practicing.
If I were him I would watch his morning coffee. Fun story
Thanks, Susan. Hopefully he’ll be locked away.
Nice story. So many levels to it!
Thank you! 🙂
I don’t think there’s any way to get the arsenic in her system back out, is there?
Actually I think there are a couple of methods because evidently arsenic poisoning happens naturally as well an unnaturally.
Thanks for reading!
You’ve got me chuckling! A wonderfully humorous take on a very sinister tale.
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Thank you, Keith!
I was wondering has she found a new lover in the broad shouldered cop. By the way its a great story.
Could be so. Since I like to write romances as well, that part could almost be guaranteed. 🙂
Thanks, Michael.
Good story
Thank you. 🙂
My Pleasure
This looks like a speedy end to all her woes. Good story.
Thank you, Neel.
Fun story!
Thank you.
Wow..is that true about the fingernails? That’s so very interesting!
Yes, it is! Thanks for reading