neelwrites/flash/fiction/100words/09/01/21

A BOWL FULL OF CLUES

By Neel Anil Panicker

“It’s missing…the crucible…it’s missing.”

‘A what?’

“The crucible…was here…it’s missing.”

Detective Chacko, looked quizzically at the septuagenarian.

“What’s your father talking about? What’s this thing about the crucible?”

The 55 year old insurance manager squirmed slightly, coughed, and then muttered haltingly, “Naah! Just ignore him. My old man’s acting cranky lately. More so since he fell down the stairs and broke his spine.”

The last sentence startled Chacko.
He shot a quick glance at the younger man. Behind  silver rimmed glasses, the dark grey eyes were pure evil.

“Let’s talk about the crucible,” he said looking at the older man.

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