TIME TO KILL
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
By Neel Anil Panicker
The sun is a bright red orb.
It’s a beautiful day no doubt.
I’m passing by Mrs Miller’s.
She’s the one who lives two blocks from where I’m put up.
I spot her, Rumble, the Golden Retriever that’s permanently stationed near the huge wrought iron gates of the Millers__ the old childless couple who’ve set base here in this back of beyond wilderness.
They’re rich. I figured that much__ rich enough to buy an entire island.
I hurl the pack of loose meat inside.
Rumble dives.
It’s not arsenic.
Is going to be slow.
I don’t mind.
I have time.
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Nice one, Neel, but people will be upset you murdered the pooch!
You can bump off hundreds of folk, no one cares, but one cute puppy and there is outrage!
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We both did criminals and dogs!
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Oh dear, that beautiful day turned somewhat darker. Intriguing.
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Dear Neel,
That was ugly. Well written. But definitely ugly. I hate to see a puppy suffer.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The dog won’t be the only victim here.
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I could not like it, as I fear for the dog and a family’s future.
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Mean mean man. Sometimes characters are like that. I had one who set buildings afire and watched the people come out because it made him feel closer to them.
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You’ve constructed that story very well, Neel. It unfolds at its own pace, and there’s no sense at all that you were working within 100 words. Kudos!
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I am glad you thought so and appreciated my effort. When such incisive feedbacks are given it proves highly beneficial.
Thanks a lot, Penny
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Save the dog, save the world.
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Oh, goodness. Evil guy, poor dog.
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Not the dog!!! Where’s the antedote? How far to the vet’s? The meat man is a psychopath with his chilly detachment. I do enjoy your writing though, some very interesting and refreshing turns of phrase e.g. the … couple have set base here this back of beyond wilderness. You gave lots of information very economically.
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Feeling so bad for the dog! Well-written though.
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Very dark indeed. Especially since I have a Golden Retriever. Funny how killing a dog is the darkest of darks. 🙂
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