The Great Pain Robbery
“Let’s go
through it again. Make sure we do it properly this time. Pierre?”
“Wait outside, when
Henri passes me the stuff, ride for the den.”
“Good. Don’t forget your bike this time. Jacques?”
“I go in and ask
for whatever’s furthest away from the counter and highest up.”
“Right. But wait
until their back is turned to give the signal. Henri?”
“I grab the
stuff and run out to Pierre.”
“Just try not to
get bread this time.”
“That wasn’t my
fault!”
“Says the boy
holding the baguette!”
“What did you
expect Mastermind? You took us to the Boulangerie!”
100 words
@nickjohns999
Sorry about the title. I'm a sucker for puns!
This story was written for Angela Goff's Visual Dare Challenge 'Conference'
Really enjoyed this, Nick. Character voices are well done and the conversation is perfect for the photo. Always enjoy your entries :))
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo-Anne
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed writing this one. It came together really quickly - unlike the previous post. Although it wrote rapidly, I initially didn't 'feel' this prompt - but it grew on me once I found the voices.
The voices really are key here - the characters come through, even with minimal naming and no tags. Puts me in mind of Tom Sawyer and his "gang" cooking up some new banditry. Really enjoyed this one. Thanks again!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Angela
DeleteEven the juvenile Moriarty had to start somewhere :-)