Musing, Very Short Story

RDP Friday: annoy

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
ย poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word โ€˜annoyโ€™
. Hereโ€™s my take.

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Short Story

Club Kashmir

Lovely Jenne from The Unicorn Challenge
is teasing us once again with this photo.
We are to get creative in 250 words or less.
In exactly 250 words, this is my response.

ยฉ Ayr/Gray

โ€œCoroner? What do we need the coroner for?โ€ asked Police Sergeant Jeffries. โ€œItโ€™s obvious this poor slob jumped off the roof. Just look at him!โ€

โ€œNot so fast, Jeffriesโ€ snapped Police Captain Russo. โ€œTake a close look at his hand.โ€

Knowing his boss was expecting him to man up, Jeffries crouched down near the splattered corpse. God, he hated jumpers.

โ€œYou know what I think, Cap? This guy was some sort of perv into the kinky stuff. That bottle in his hand is from Club Kashmir, the notorious sex den.โ€ Jeffries looked up at his superior hoping to have made a good impression.

โ€œJeffries, sometimes I wonder how you ever made it onto the forceโ€ sneered Russo. โ€œIf you hope to be Lieutenant someday, you better prove you have what it takes. Pervert, my ass!โ€

Humiliated, Jeffries was beginning to think he wasnโ€™t cut out for this line of work โ€“ always tripping over himself to impress the captain.

โ€œ Jeffries! Make yourself useful. Put that bottle in an evidence bag. And for Christโ€™s sake, put on a pair of gloves first!โ€ Russo shouted.

Jeffries felt like an idiot but did as he was told.

Captain Russo ordered everyone back to the station. โ€œNot you, Jeffries. Youโ€™re done for tonight. Go home. Report back tomorrow.โ€

Jeffries nodded curtly but smiled to himself as he fingered the Club Kashmir passkey in his pocket which he pilfered off the dead guy. At least some hot chickie will show him a little appreciation tonight.

NARยฉ2024
250 Words

This is Led Zeppelin with โ€œKashmirโ€

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