I am taking part in Mondays Finish the Story 06/07/2015, which is a challenge that provides a photo prompt and the opening sentence to your story. The rules indicate that the story you come up with must be between 100-150 words, not including the given opening sentence.
The link below takes you to Part Thirty
Finish the story begins with:
“The barista shook his head. That hedge couldn’t have moved closer overnight. Could it?”
“He was serious too. A jumped up bartender who started quoting Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’!”
Angelo was relating an amusing anecdote to the gagged and bound so called Professor. “He was as drunk as a bar fly swimming in a gin bottle!”
A series of grunts and a feeble attempt to shake off the ropes binding him tightly, was the reply.
Angelo was laughing loudly as a helicopter arrived to take them to Sao Paulo.
Marg and her team had met up with the Brigadier, who was unusually taking a personal interest in this operation, with Colonel Jack and Don Fernando. They were having a major conference with the other team leaders on how to approach the Miners Hill complex.
The Brigadier updated the assembled operatives and began to outline the plan of attack. “We have infiltrated the Dickus brothers organisation and our way will be made easier from inside the complex.”
(150 Words)
To be continued
The link below takes you to Part Thirty
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Relating anecdotes to your helpless captive – is that not against the Geneva Convention? Angelo will be showing him holiday slideshows next 🙂
Ha! Ha! Ha! ~ Ali I suppose it is against some obscure law ~ Mental torture I should think, especially where holiday snaps are concerned. Thanks again for your great response. 🙂
Loved the line, “He was as drunk as a bar fly swimming in a gin bottle.” LOL!
Thanks Joy ~ I thought that suited Angelo’s character to make a remark like that ~ 🙂
Great word smithing!
Loved the line about being as drunk as a bar fly swimming in a gin bottle. Excellent visual! Again, what is coming next? I know, I know…I have to wait! Thanks again for another excellent contribution to the Mondays Finish the Story challenge and be well… ^..^
Hi Babs ~ Thanks for your lovely comment and the brilliant prompt ~ I look forward to spreading my wings with you again next week ~ Enjoy! 🙂
Have a great week John! I look forward to your story next week!
Such a clever way to weave this prompt into your story! I also loved the line bout the bar fly…. Now… on to the complex! So good!!!!
I’m so glad you are enjoying these writes CQ ~ Have a great week 🙂
He’ll confess soon! Although I’m thinking he’d like some of that gin. Lovely!
Thanks Yolanda ~ I’m glad to know you are enjoying this flash series ~ Have a great week ~ 🙂
Sounds like plans are going well, John. We’ll be awaiting next week’s installment. 🙂 — Suzanne
I only hope the plans come to logical fruition Suzanne. I can’t wait for Barb’s prompt ~ Have a nice weekend ~ 🙂
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