Late with Payment
I stalked the port till he went alone for a smoke. With a carving knife, I stabbed him twice from behind in the kidney area, and waited for the effect. His mouth formed a silent O, and his eyes glazed. Shock. Internal hemorrhage. He bled on my hand; I should have worn gloves. He reeked of sweat and piss.
Never leave the weapon at the scene. Bad enough they have the body. I rolled him off the dock to buy time, shoved my bloody hands and knife in my hoodie pocket, and walked. Union paid 50k and waived my dues.
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Friday Fictioneers: 100-word story
photo prompt: Fatima Fakier Deria
Credit to my husband who gave me the idea for the last line. He’s vile and treacherous like that. ❤
Muninn's Memories 
March 29, 2017 at 8:34 am
Aren’t you dark and sinister this morning? That was a good one!
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March 29, 2017 at 8:35 am
Downright wicked. Thank you, Dale.
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March 29, 2017 at 8:35 am
That you are😉
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March 29, 2017 at 8:42 am
A union for murders? Why not? In ancient times there were assassin’s guilds.
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March 29, 2017 at 8:43 am
Thanks for reading, James, and taking time to comment.
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March 29, 2017 at 8:43 am
Dear Kecia,
That was brutal. Obviously the killer is experienced. I wouldn’t know where to stab to hit behind the kidney. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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March 29, 2017 at 8:44 am
Oh, I bet you could do it!
Thanks for the feedback, Rochelle.
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March 29, 2017 at 8:44 am
Another grisly one, and someone else who seems to have insider experience 🙂
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March 29, 2017 at 8:45 am
I swear I never murdered ANYONE. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Jane.
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March 29, 2017 at 8:48 am
That’s what they all say 🙂
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March 29, 2017 at 9:05 am
I feel like that story should come with a warning label. Haha Short and gruesome.
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March 29, 2017 at 9:08 am
Heh. Thank you, Mandie. “I think” that’s a good thing.
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March 29, 2017 at 9:17 am
Nice Post!!!!
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March 29, 2017 at 9:22 am
Thank you. Always nice to hear a compliment.
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March 29, 2017 at 9:24 am
Comment my photo too!!! Kisses!!!!
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March 29, 2017 at 10:34 am
Sorry for being late with my comment – Please don’t hurt me!
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March 29, 2017 at 10:40 am
I don’t know! Did you pay your dues this month?
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March 29, 2017 at 2:50 pm
Brutal, that’s one way for the union to keep control of the docks.
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March 29, 2017 at 3:07 pm
Thanks for reading.
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March 29, 2017 at 5:09 pm
wow! I felt like I was really there! great story
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March 29, 2017 at 5:11 pm
Heh. Thanks. 🙂
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March 29, 2017 at 5:52 pm
At least he? Should have washed his hand in the sea. 🙂
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March 29, 2017 at 6:05 pm
He(?) should have! There are other reasons, as well, to believe the killer was an amateur. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a murder mystery. This was another little practice piece with that idea in mind. I thought I might, one of these days, write another version in which the murder was committed by a pro. If only I had more hours in a day!
Thanks for reading!
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March 29, 2017 at 9:31 pm
I really enjoy the calm tone and the matter-of-fact details. I also love that you and your husband discuss murder and mayhem… a great way to keep a marriage interesting, obviously. 😀
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March 30, 2017 at 8:02 am
Hehe. I wish I had recorded some of our conversations over the years; they get reeeaaallly weird. He’s a great, extra source of experience and knowledge for my writing. I bug him for shooting details, for example. I’m glad you liked the style since I don’t know how else to deliver blood and murder than to just say it. Thanks for reading and commenting. I love the feedback.
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March 30, 2017 at 9:50 am
I swear, the cheque’s in the post!
I’m guessing after that message everyone will be paying on time. Nice one!
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March 30, 2017 at 9:58 am
Hehe. Thank you. 🙂
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March 30, 2017 at 12:16 pm
I know this type of conversation about breaking necks, cutting throats, stabbing… writing stuff gives you weird topics to talk about. Your story was brutal and fun. Gloves, I say, always wear gloves.
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March 30, 2017 at 12:56 pm
😀 Yep! Thanks for commenting.
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March 30, 2017 at 1:21 pm
Assassination is like anything else – it takes time to hone those skills. I have no doubt there will be a next time, and by then the assassin will have a better grasp on the finer details of hiding bodies and murder weapons.
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March 30, 2017 at 1:26 pm
Quite, quite!
Thank you for reading and for your comments.
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March 30, 2017 at 2:59 pm
All the details brought this story to life. Nicely done.
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March 30, 2017 at 3:18 pm
Thank you.
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March 30, 2017 at 3:15 pm
Ew. Blood from someone else on my hands gives me the creeps 🙂
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March 30, 2017 at 3:19 pm
Hehe. Very creepy. Thanks for reading.
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March 31, 2017 at 5:59 am
I’m like that, always forgetting to wear rubber gloves, or not considering how to dispose of the evidence prior to the event. That’s why I’d never make it as a plumber.
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March 31, 2017 at 8:22 am
Practice makes perfect.
Thanks for visiting. 🙂
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April 1, 2017 at 2:27 am
He was a cold character. It sounds like he maybe should have done a bit more planning for his 50,000. The blood will find him out, I think.
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April 1, 2017 at 8:18 am
As long as he doesn’t lead them back to his employers, I imagine they’ll still consider the money well-spent.
Thanks for the visit.
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April 1, 2017 at 6:27 am
No gloves… what an amateur… tyvek coverall and latex gloves are perfect
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April 1, 2017 at 8:19 am
Live and learn.
Thank you for reading.
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April 1, 2017 at 9:44 am
A feelingless murderer,
who takes a life
With the sharpest of knife.
For a coin a note
a slash of a throat.
As long as the dues are paid
There is no mess made
He won’t care his pocket is full,
His thirst satiated with a cull.
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April 1, 2017 at 10:28 am
🙂 🙂 🙂
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May 18, 2017 at 8:59 am
I’m glad I’m not the only one this happens to always forgetting something that I’ll know I will be I need of it later. I like it
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May 18, 2017 at 8:59 am
Welcome to the blog, Zayla. Thank you.
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May 18, 2017 at 9:00 am
It’s good to be apart of something, NP
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