Thank you to Alistair for Sunday Photo Fiction. I am mostly always hitting the deadline. 🙁
Board of Fate
I slap at mosquitoes. Chad’s eyes dart around. Earlier when I wondered why someone would wear a windbreaker on a sultry day, I noticed the bulge.
I know this boardwalk.
A cottonmouth, fat and lethargic, oozes soundlessly into the swamp.
Chad stops, shakes his head. “I gave you everything.”
What?
“I shared my soul. I let you in.”
“I didn’t realize,” I begin.
“You’re like all the others.”
I have a “holy crap” moment. Others. What would the authorities find if they dredged the inlet?
“Give me a chance to make it better,” I say.
“Do you think you’re the first to beg for your life?”
“I’ve known you forever. Doesn’t that count for something?”
“Move.” He grins. “You’re going to meet Myrtle.”
“Who?”
“Thanks to me this little piece of Virginia swamp is now the northernmost point for the American alligator. Myrtle is the queen.”
So much for dredging bodies.
At the inlet I see several pairs of eyes in the water.
Chad pulls out his gun. “I’d say sorry, but I’m not.”
“Me neither.” I jump hard on the board of fate as I named it twenty years ago. As he falls into the water, his queen attacks.
end 3/3/2018
Sascha Darlington
A lot of fun, Sascha, good pace, and enjoyed the ending, just like Myrtle. 🐊
lol Thanks, Steve! Must keep Myrtle happy.
My pleasure. Of course we must, but … maybe a seafood diet would be okay.
see food…eat food?
😑
Hmmm…………but that wasn’t a pun……was it?!
You’re right, it wasn’t. But I couldn’t find another suitable face, and anyway I really like that one. Also nerd face. 🤓
That was your pun face. lol
Oh yeah! Lunch!!
lol
Enjoyed reading the thriller!
Thank you, Dahlia!
That was so much fun; love the climax
Thank you, Deb!
Yikes! Something different and unexpected. Great fun! (I don’t mind if people die 😉 )
Yes, I KNOW! I have stopped reading dog books just because. And you know I couldn’t have Myrtle die. 😉
Love it! My dad is from Louisiana, and we saw a lot of gators there; great addition!
Thanks, Audra. I haven’t been to Louisiana yet. It’s on my travel bucket list!
Seriously how could this guy do this to her? Glad He got was coming to him for betraying a life long friend and all those other girls. At least we know he was the problem in the relationships. Good one!