Today on Drabble Wednesday, things may not
be what they seem... Beware deceivers and
tricksters.
The Forever Promise
Ashes and dust.
I leaned against the tree, unable to look
back at the house, knowing what I had done. The consequence of what I set in
motion.
I
never expected to be happy here.
I sighed, and straightened my spine. None
of it mattered now.
Soon
everything will be over. My duty kept and my oath sealed to fate.
“Anora! There you are.”
The sweet voice of my husband. I turned and
smiled. Always the deceiver.
He
loves me. I love him. That will change soon. My curse will descend tonight and
doom us both to a living hell.
~*~
Don’t Con the Wrong Guy
We made a big mistake
It was supposed to be a quick job. In and
out. Scam the rich guy of some money and hightail it. My partner and I figured
it for an easy job on an easy mark.
Like I said, we made a big mistake.
It started same as always, lay on the lies
and watch the sucker fall for it. Only... he never quite showed the money.
Always with the excuse.
He played us. Isn’t that funny?
Now my partner’s dead, and I’m being
hunted.
Seems Loki doesn’t like it when you attempt
to swindle him.
~*~
Upstanding Citizen
I straightened the plaque on the wall. An
award I accepted at last night’s fund raiser dinner for a local charity. I
smiled.
Humanitarian
of the Year.
Another one for my collection. Throw some
money at the right people and they reward you with shiny engraved metal fastened
on a bit of polished wood. But they never look closely at who you really are.
They should. For I picked up something for
my other collection last night as
well. A pretty dark-eyed something called Sylvie. Only she’s not so pretty this
morning.
The dead never are.
And Sylvie’s very dead.
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