The area around Hong Kong had so many cities and islands that when Sean woke up, he wasn’t sure he knew where he was. He got out of bed, went to the window of his hotel room and opened the curtains.
“Ah, Adolfo’s yacht arrived last night. Good.”
Adolfo rarely rose before ten and his crew thought Sean a friend. It’ll be easy to enter his cabin and empty the clip of his Walther into him. He didn’t care if he got caught. All Sean wanted was revenge for the beautiful Claudine’s murder. After fifteen years, Adolfo would finally pay.
Inspired by the Friday Fictioneers Photo Challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The idea is to use the photo prompt above to write a piece of flash fiction no longer than 100 words. My word count is exactly 100.
To read more stories based on the prompt, visit InLinkz.com.
I had a bit of fun with this one. In the photo, I saw a yacht that reminded me of the one used by the villain Largo (played by Adolfo Celi) in the 1965 film Thunderball, which stars Sean Connery as James Bond.
I used the names of the actors instead of their characters in my wee tale, with Claudine Auger being the actress who played the enchanting Domino.
Sean even wields Bond’s Walther PPK.
Nice take on the prompt!
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Thanks. After I saw the yacht in the distance, everything fell into place.
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Vengeance… just how satisfying is it in the end?
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We’ll never know since that’s where the story ends, Dale.
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Dear James,
Hope the revenge is worth it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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In the 1987 film “The Princess Bride, Inigo Montoya (played by Mandy Patinkin) said “Is very strange. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it’s over, I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life.” Maybe that’s how this story ends as well, Rochelle.
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One who probably won’t be missed.
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Not really. The back story is very loosely based on the film “Thunderball”. Adolfo is a high ranking member in a criminal organization. He has a “kept woman” less than half his age named Claudine and a good friend named Sean.
Needless to say, Claudine and Sean have an affair. Adolfo discovers she is cheating on him but she won’t tell him who her lover is. In a fit of rage, he beats her and she dies. He dumps her body overboard and leaves Nassau where they had been staying. Sean discovers the body and swears vengeance, but it takes fifteen years for him to finally get Adolfo in a position where he can take his revenge.
In the movie Aldolfo (Largo) is the one who dies and Sean (James Bond) rescues the captured Claudine (Domino), so this is something of a reversal.
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I think your ending is more realistic. I tend not to believe in happy endings when these kind of people are involved.
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Too true. James Bond is a fantasy. Real life doesn’t work that way.
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Glad you like the place. I’ll have a look at your blog when I get a moment. Thanks.
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When someone has taken away the most important thing from a person, vengeance is never too costly or so unbelievable. I can see why he doesn’t care if he gets caught or not. That man took his Claudine.
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He’s lived for this moment for fifteen years, nursing pain, grief, and anger. What will he have after his adversary is dead?
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Not a lot, I suspect…
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I like the way you twisted the film into flash fiction – very clever. Should have guessed at the mention of the Walther – ‘Sean’s’ signature weapon of course. Nice work James
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The Walther PPK was the original handgun used by James Bond, but in doing my research, I found he used three others, although those details aren’t particularly relevant here.
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I’m sure he drove other cars apart from the Aston Martin too, but that’s the iconic one – these are the things that stick
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And sometimes, vengeance really is sweet.
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I suppose, but as I hinted, he may be able to kill Alfredo, but he’ll never get away with it.
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True, but apparently he thinks it will be worth whatever the outcome. Sad man, really.
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It’s all that’s kept him going for fifteen years. On the one hand, Adolfo (not Alfredo as I said earlier) needs to be brought to justice, but on the other hand, he’s too well protected legally to ever go to trial. This is the only other way, but the cost is high.
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Revenge can be sweet. Nice take on the prompt.
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Thanks, Alicia.
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Hope it was worth the wait. Liked the mixing in of Thunderball, very appropriate.
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I hope so too, Iain. I had fun making the “Thunderball connection”.
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The fixation with revenge and hate, had destroyed many lives. Great writing!
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Thanks for stopping by and reading.
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I admire his patience in pulling off his deadly plan. Part of me hopes he gets to live to gloat a bit. Part of me knows that even in winning and getting away, he still won’t have what he really wants, which is his lady love alive again.
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Justice doesn’t always bring closure, but hopefully, this time it will.
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I like this, great voice. And now I want to go and watch old Bond movies. 🙂
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I may watch Thunderball this weekend, although I’m more partial to Goldfinger.
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I liked the matter of fact tone of this piece. There was a lot to read between the line, which I appreciate.
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Thanks. A 100 word limit forces the compression of details.
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A dish served cold… still so delicious.
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I’ve heard that attributed both to an Italian and Portuguese proverb.
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Well-told tale of revenge, even though old!
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Revenge is always an old story.
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I hope his revenge brings him the closure he’s been seeking for so long.
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Let’s just say it finally ends one chapter of his life and starts another.
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Nice take, he certainly is determined with no regard for his own well-being
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He figures he’s got nothing left to lose, Michael.
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Great story! I didn’t notice the Thunderball yacht until now.
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I was desperately searching the photo for a “hook” when I saw the yacht.
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I bet Claudine might have been happy to be avenged.
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Actually, I hadn’t considered that when I wrote my story. Thanks for reading and commenting, Fatima.
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That scoundrel Adolpho!
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The world is full of scoundrels.
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Wow that is a very cold dish of revenge! I wonder how he will spend his time when he doesn’t have the murder to plan.
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Probably in prison or dead, depending on whether or not everyone else on the yacht just kills him or turns him over to the police.
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