Writing prompt:Kiss, Kill
Provided by: Marian Allen, fellow participant of the A to Z challenge.Visit her!
IÂ need prompts for M, Â S, Â X and Y still….
Genre:Â Fiction/Flash
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A smoke-filled room, strings playing in the background, whisky-soaked breaths–not my scene, not really. But Earl has dragged me out, and in a way I am glad he has. In my bathroom, I have a razor ready. His call made me postpone my plans. Not tonight. Let’s give life another chance.
So here I am, a bald, towering fifty-year-old on a bar-stool, a woman draped around each arm, puckering up for a kiss each. Earl must have taken care of them. They do not look easy, just pretty and blonde in a girl-next-door kind of way. They are slurring over who could have me for the night. No kidding.
“I’d kill for those ladies, bud,” someone yells at me from the back of the room. Not Earl. Come to think of it, where is Earl?
No matter. I’ll follow the ladies to some good time.
Outside, the air hits me in the gut. Â I cough, as if stepping into a smoke-filled room, and not the other way around.
“Which one first?” the one on my right arm smiles, raising her eyebrows, trying too hard.
“Kiss or Kill?” I smile back at her.
“You’re funny!”
Not in the least, as it turns out.
Minutes later, I dump the two in my trunk. It is getting boring, how easy this is, how long I’ve been getting away with it. And I still don’t feel a thing.
Now for Earl. He knows me, knew I was with the girls.
Or, maybe not. The razor is the best destination, after all.
I think I’m going back home.
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OMG!!!
Ah, the ol’ kiss of death. Haven’t used that one in ages (that the authorities know about, anyway).
You always keep me guessing. Great stuff.
I love that you’re posting flash pieces for this challenge. Well done!
Oh my! Great piece. Keep up the work!
Great twist! I agree with @MarianAllen, this was good.
A cute piece of writing with a twist ~ love the tone ~ also love the bi-polarity of the words ‘kiss’ or ‘kill’ and the manner in which you incorporated them into the writing .
Enjoy the rest of A~Z !!
~MICHELLE~
http://writer-in-transit.co.za/category/other/rambles-rants-and-raves/
Hi, Damyanti. Very spine chilling!
Here’s the reply I wrote to you on my blog about your request to use my images:
Thank you, Damyanti. Under those circumstances it would be fine. Looking foward to reading what you write, so please let me know about it.
(A note for any visitors who read this reply of mine: I’m permitting this, as I know what Damyanti’s purpose is — and she’s asked beforehand…)
Am I wrong or are your stories getting darker by the day? I can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with by the end of the challenge =)
Great Job! I love the tone of the narrator. Super writing. See you tomorrow.
Very interesting read! Hi from a-z and a new follower.
Oooh, scary. You write a great kind villain for a suspense novel!!
Ooo…that was a twisted little story and right up my alley (hopefully not the same one Earl and the bar!). Loved it!
Ellie Garratt
You should change your Twitter name to Dynamite, because you are explosively talented!
I like that one!
Brilliant post. 🙂
I love this! Awesome K entry! 🙂 Looking forward to reading the rest! 🙂
Another amazing post! I so did not expect that twist at the end. You always manage to surprise me and I love that.
For S what about sacrifice or sensai and
for X xenograft a graft obtained from a member of one species and transplanted to a member of another species.
Dafeenah
I love it. It would have been better for everyone if he stayed at home. LOL! Kiss or Kill, indeed. Well done.
Interesting piece. I can’t say I understood it entirely, but I liked the way you intensified the suspense.. The tension just got tighter and tighter.. 🙂 🙂
Mr. Rao, thanks for the prompts!
Gladys, you’re super-kind, as usual! I will try Yin and Yang for Y–thankyou!
Love the use of twin K’s with opposite options. The mysterious Earl adds an extra dimension to the bizarre scenario. Somehow, I don’t think that guy ‘back home’ will be cutting himself shaving!
How about Yin and Yang for Y?
Interesting piece! All the best for the rest. Try M for Mystery, S for Satisfaction, X for Gen X and Y for Youth!