© J. Hardy Carroll
“This is junk, Sydney.”
“You’re an idiot Jerry. It’s treasure, not junk. You know how much these old bottles and trinkets are worth on eBay?”
“A buck ninety-five?”
“How did I get such a lunkhead for a brother?” Sydney regarded her twin with disdain.
“Okay, If you say they’re worth big bucks, they’re worth big bucks. Now what?”
“Now we take them, but carefully. Don’t break anything, Jer.”
“Good thing the old geezer left plenty of boxes and bubble wrap, eh Syd?”
“Shut up and get to work.”
“You don’t have to be so mean about it.”
Sydney ignored Jerry’s whining. They’d acted just in time. The makeshift sign next to the shelves indicated their Grandpa was going to sell this stuff, probably for a fraction of their value. He didn’t care. He was rich.
But when Sydney and Jerry were arrested again, this time for assault and theft, he told them and their parents he was writing them all out of his will.
The only way the twins could recoup part of their losses was to smother the old man in his sleep and sell off any tangible objects he owned for as much as they could get.
Written in response to Sunday Photo Fiction – February 5th 2017 flash fiction challenge. The goal is to write a story of no more than 200 words based on the photo prompt above. My submission is exactly 200 words.
To read more stories based on this week’s prompt, visit InLinkz.com.
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Omg. They’re so wrong!
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That much is certain. They are two very bad kids.
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Greed can make people commit the most horrible acts. It’s what runs America…well one of the things.
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It’s one of the things that ruins humanity.
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Wow, a brutal twist at the end – robbing him is one thing, but I sense they might not be smart enough to get away with it!
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True, Iain. They’re not criminal masterminds, just angry, greedy kids.
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Wow. Now I think – we (readers anyway) are hoping these ‘twins’ get caught.
Maybe by that gal who solves the Hallmark Garage Sale mysteries 😉
Thanks for stopping by. I do have a twisted mind. 🙂 But then adding that wordle prompt helped with the direction.
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Never heard of Hallmark Garage Sale mysteries. Sounds interesting. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/garage-sale-mystery-movies
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A nasty pair who deserve to get caught!
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I agree, Steve. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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Wow- the twins seemed so nice at first, but what a twist. Well done.
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Jerry seemed nice. Sydney was always kind of a jerk.
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That was a very unexpected twist. Very good 🙂
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Thanks. Much appreciated.
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