The couple walked into the shop, hand in hand.
They had picked the wrong time. It was my lunch hour and I had just dug into my meatloaf and soup. The manager shot me a look that said I would have to skip lunch. I kept my food aside and greeted them with a courteous bow. After seating them, I asked the couple what they were looking for. They could have been succinct about it, but the lady went on and on about this party they had to attend. The guy only intermittently repeated her words. Finally, they got to the point after fifteen minutes of droning. The lady wanted red shoes. I knew just the pair.
I went into the storeroom and brought out the red shoes. I watched as she tried them on and cooed at their impeccable fit. The couple paid in cash, and left with the shoes.
I was satisfied. I hated missing lunch. The commission made up for it in part.
The soul-stealing red shoes would complete my retribution.
Word Count: 175
Prompts:
Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers Week 176
Revenge is served! Ha.
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Hahaha..aye!! 😉
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This cracked me up. Thank God he can get back to his lunch now. ☺
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Hahaha! XD
Thank you! 😀
Never disturb someone having soup! 😉
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Soul stealing, lovely play on words.
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Thanks so much, Michael! 🙂
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Hahahaha! He is getting his revenge from selling her soul stealing shoes! LOL! Great story!
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Thanks so much! 😀
Glad it made you laugh! 🙂
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Very interesting and witty take on the prompt.
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Thanks so much, Sonia! 🙂
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Sole stealing? 😀 Haha, this was good.
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XD
Nice pun! 😉
Thanks so much! 😀
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I never trusted those red shoes 🙂
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XD
They are evil!
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Oh my!! Soul stealing haha – A great revenge it was.
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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That was scary re!
But hats off to your imagination & creativity 😀
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Thanks so much, Sakshi!! 🙂 😀
You make my day!!!
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Delightfully different read.
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Thanks so much! 😀
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Reblogged this on Anniegoose's Blog and commented:
The woman screamed – dancing red shoes!!!! 🙂
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The woman screamed – dancing red shoes!!!!! 🙂
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XD
That was just the beginning! 😉
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The red shoes slowly ate her toes.
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