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.
Fate is an impulsive reflex.💦🐋
Cretin – haven’t heard that one in awhile. LOVE the ending! Good one.
Ronda
He seems to have had his priorities right. Thanks for the new word too!
Very welcome, Gabriella, glad you enjoyed
That’s certainly a better idea but isn’t he killing the golden goose? Where’s he going to get work now?
Maybe he’ll take over?
Bye bye boss! I had to look up “laldy” – cool word!
A Scottish word, Ali, glad you like it
The boss should’a offered him ice cream …
Laughing.
Maybe so, Na’ama, maybe so…
🙂
Yep, those ice-cream wars where more deadly than the Cold War.
Laughing.
Not so much here, James
laldy, nice word, I too had to google it! Good stuff
Thank you, sir, always good to educate the Sassenach!
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.
Did you ever doubt it, Bernadette?
It’s always nice to be nice
Well, I’m certainly not the one to share ice cream.
Well done that man – made his own mind up.
A man’s gotta do, Liz…
Loved it!
Thanks, Trish
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 🙂
Thanks, JJ, it is not an everyday word outside Scotland.
He is rather endearing, isn’t he?
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.
A thoughtful comment, much appreciated
Good one, CE. It is the foolish boss who insults an armed murderer.
Laughing. Although he isn’t a murderer…yet!
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.)
Thank you, Alicia.
I guess you can’t make an omelette…
Once you accept the ice cream, you just can’t shoot him…
And it’s hard to refuse it…
Lovely story, CE. You have me smiling!
Then my day is worthwhile, Penny
Perfect ending 🙂 Great sequel, CE.
Thank you, Linda
Great sequel, CE. Love the voice.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Happy you enjoyed, Susan
Yay! Just kind I’ve s always said. MORE ICE CREAM! Please 😉
That’s the answer to everything, Tina!
I’m stocking up on raspberry ripple and chocolate chip just in case!
I’ll be over in August, get some Flakes in too!
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. 😉
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!
No wonder the Romans didn’t get to you guys — didn’t have any laldy.
Everything is easier with icecream. I enjoyed the gritty story.
Ice cream is summer with a smile!
Ice cream trumps bullets – perhaps if he’d saved some for his boss there would be more understanding.
As you know, Iain, some people are beyond understanding!
I’d have been busy eating the ice-cream!
Maybe shoot some pics with the person who gives me ice-cream 🙂
Everybody loves ice cream!
Great take. Not along the lines I was expecting at all.
Then my job is done…
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
Not slang, m’lady, but Scots.
Happy you enjoyed.
Wonderful! I thought of the same thing 🙂
Thank you
A nice bit of lateral thinking. There are always more options than we see at first
Absolutely, Neil, there is always a third (and fourth) way