Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.
She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo.
The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 words based on the picture below, which this week is supplied by the lady herself.
© Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Click here to hear the author read his words:
Delivery Man 2 – The Sequel
Idiot! Moron! Cretin!
The boss is giving it laldy.
Y’see, I was supposed to off this dude.
But I’m there at his gate, finger on trigger, and this wee smiley man comes out, hands me a bowl of ice cream, all different flavours.
It’s hot today, son, he says, wife makes this for the grand-kids.
I couldn’t kill him, could I?
The boss rants on.
Let me draw you a picture, he says, make sure you understand. You shoot him or I shoot you.
No, I think, I’ve got a better idea.
I still have his gun in my pocket.
Sound Bite Fiction 
Fate is an impulsive reflex.💦🐋
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Cretin – haven’t heard that one in awhile. LOVE the ending! Good one.
Ronda
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He seems to have had his priorities right. Thanks for the new word too!
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Very welcome, Gabriella, glad you enjoyed
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That’s certainly a better idea but isn’t he killing the golden goose? Where’s he going to get work now?
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Maybe he’ll take over?
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Bye bye boss! I had to look up “laldy” – cool word!
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A Scottish word, Ali, glad you like it
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The boss should’a offered him ice cream …
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Laughing.
Maybe so, Na’ama, maybe so…
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🙂
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Yep, those ice-cream wars where more deadly than the Cold War.
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Laughing.
Not so much here, James
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laldy, nice word, I too had to google it! Good stuff
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Thank you, sir, always good to educate the Sassenach!
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Looks like kindness does pay. Just think if he hadn’t handed out that bowl of ice cream.
I’d say good riddance to that boss.
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Did you ever doubt it, Bernadette?
It’s always nice to be nice
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Well, I’m certainly not the one to share ice cream.
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Well done that man – made his own mind up.
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A man’s gotta do, Liz…
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Loved it!
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Thanks, Trish
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I had to Google laldy, it has a nice ring to it. I love this employee who is clearly in the wrong business. 🙂 Nice fun take CE 🙂
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Thanks, JJ, it is not an everyday word outside Scotland.
He is rather endearing, isn’t he?
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The narration has a strong sense of character and the simple act of giving a bowl of ice cream saving a life was great. The last line is great as well.
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A thoughtful comment, much appreciated
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Good one, CE. It is the foolish boss who insults an armed murderer.
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Laughing. Although he isn’t a murderer…yet!
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Oh, this is a great way to turn around last week’s story, and no, you can’t shoot a wee smiley man bearing ice cream. This made me smile. (Even though someone did meet a bad end. Ah, well.)
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Thank you, Alicia.
I guess you can’t make an omelette…
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Once you accept the ice cream, you just can’t shoot him…
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And it’s hard to refuse it…
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Lovely story, CE. You have me smiling!
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Then my day is worthwhile, Penny
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Perfect ending 🙂 Great sequel, CE.
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Thank you, Linda
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Great sequel, CE. Love the voice.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Happy you enjoyed, Susan
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Yay! Just kind I’ve s always said. MORE ICE CREAM! Please 😉
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That’s the answer to everything, Tina!
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I’m stocking up on raspberry ripple and chocolate chip just in case!
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I’ll be over in August, get some Flakes in too!
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YES! LOVED it. Hit like a brick.
OK, just for that, sir, you get five out of five laldys (whatever those are) and the first award from me for the week. Feel privileged. 😉
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Laldy is a Scots word meaning with great intensity.
Giving it laldy is shouting and roaring.
Giving someone laldy is more physical, beating five out of five kinds of whatsit out of them!
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No wonder the Romans didn’t get to you guys — didn’t have any laldy.
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Everything is easier with icecream. I enjoyed the gritty story.
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Ice cream is summer with a smile!
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Ice cream trumps bullets – perhaps if he’d saved some for his boss there would be more understanding.
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As you know, Iain, some people are beyond understanding!
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I’d have been busy eating the ice-cream!
Maybe shoot some pics with the person who gives me ice-cream 🙂
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Everybody loves ice cream!
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Great take. Not along the lines I was expecting at all.
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Then my job is done…
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Dear CE,
You just don’t shoot the man who gives you ice cream. Good one. And I learned a new bit of slang. Bonus.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Not slang, m’lady, but Scots.
Happy you enjoyed.
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Wonderful! I thought of the same thing 🙂
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Thank you
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A nice bit of lateral thinking. There are always more options than we see at first
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Absolutely, Neil, there is always a third (and fourth) way
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