I’d allowed myself to be talked into attending the farce of a wedding, then reception. The dunce cap napkins said it all. Everyone knew Melinda’s marital pattern of marriage-to-millionaire followed by unfortunate-death-of-groom, then whirlwind-romance-leading-to-engagement-with-next-rich-dupe. She forgot what number Harold was: 4? 5?
Even my hard-boiled cynicism couldn’t ignore how Melinda and Harold looked at and held each other while dancing. Maybe this time my baby sister had found true love.
“Endless Love,” was on the DJ’s platter when they arrived; one detective and two uniformed officers.
Cuffing Harold, Detective Jones said, “You’re under arrest for murdering your wife, Jeri.”
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Haha, she got away lightly there 🙂
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🙂 Yes she did!
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That *might* have been the end of her M.O.!
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Maybe!
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🙂
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Harold obviously needed to take lessons from Melinda! 🙂
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LOL!
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Birds of a feather, hmm…
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Uh-huh!
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Such a pity. They had so much in common
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🙂 true!
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Oh. Looks like she had a narrow escape!
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Melinda is clearly more smart than Harold!
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Yes she is! A serial killer, but a smart one.
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Yep.
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Yes, she did! But now she is heartbroken. Life is such a twisty biscuit.
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I;m sure she will move on though. 😉
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I like those surprise twists at the end.
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I was going to have it be her who gets arrested, but then I thought let’s shake things up 🙂
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What a great twist! In this case, like attracts like 🙂
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Uh-huh. I wonder if they’ll stay married?
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With him in jail for murder, I wouldn’t think so. She’ll grab what she can of his fortune and continue hunting, don’t you think?
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I don’t know, anything is possible 🙂
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Dear Lisa,
This isn’t far from a real life situation here with a friend’s sister. Sad she finally found Mr. Right and he turns out he couldn’t be more wrong. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, sorry to hear it about your friend’s sister. Glad you enjoyed it.
Shalom,
Lisa
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This is so good Li.
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🙂 Thank you!
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You’re welcome 😉
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Actually sounds like they were a good match for each other – two of a kind so to speak. 🙂
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🙂 Yes, indeed!
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Ah, they always get them in the end. Nice one.
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🙂 What about Melinda???
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It takes one to marry one
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Yes it does 🙂
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That would have been an interesting marriage. (K)
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Yes it would.
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Yikes! Sounds like her sister had a close call there!
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Yes she did!
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what a downer! they seemed to be perfect for each other. 🙂
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Well, they are both still alive, which is saying something. Who is to say they still aren’t?
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Such a beautiful song.
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Yes, it is. It gives the singers a chance to shine. Luther and Mariah are the ones to make it.
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I love me some Luther. If silk were a sound… He murdered Lionel Ritchie on that album. Luther outdid him on “Endless Love” and “Hello.” What’s left for Lionel? “Brick House?” “Easy?” At least Luther didn’t cover “Three Times A Lady.”
They sound like a good match. I wonder if either would be happy if the marriage happened, and they didn’t have anyone to kill or if they’d try to kill each other. Nice twist.
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Poor Lionel lol.
I wonder about them too. Maybe they’d team up? As long as he put the toilet seat down after use, he’d probably be safe.
Thanks for your funny and thoughtful comment.
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Well, one CAN see what they saw in each other, then … 😉
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🙂
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Melinda dodged a big old bullet…but she is still rich I guess.
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Max, I’m going to quote The Beatles: “Money can’t buy [Melinda] love.”
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No it cannot…and her habit almost bought her the farm.
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Black widow meets black widower? Nice twist
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Thank you!
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Nice twist! If the’y managed to get married it would maybe have turned out like that film “Mr and Mrs Smith”, where they spend all their time trying to kill each other 🙂
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lol, you never know!
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I think Melinda just dodged one of her own bullets! I liked that turn around at the end.
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I think so too, Russell. Thanks and glad you liked the turn around.
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Great twist there!
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Thank you 🙂
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Ha! Surprised me, that’s for sure. Thank you!
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🙂
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Such a delightful short story! I feel like we got to know the characters well in four brief paragraphs.
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Very happy you enjoyed the story, Irene. Thank you.
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lol made me laugh, loved that twist … they had met their match!
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Uh huh. Good thing Miss Marple was on the case to nab him in time!
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indeed!
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A good twist at the end. Melinda’s time might not be too far, and she would be able to join Harold in prison!
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Very possibly!
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Well done! I guess birds of a feather flock together.
Ronda
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Yes!
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Brilliant twist — you caught me. And “The dunce cap napkins said it all” had me laughing out loud. It says so much about the narrator’s attitude.
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Thanks for reading and your wonderful and astute comment.
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Oh I absolutely love this one!x
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Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.
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A very well-suited pair! Great story.
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Thank you and glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Oh the irony, he makes one mistake and gets nabbed while she gets away with serial murder. 🙂 The twist made this an excellent piece, well done.
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Michael, yes, life has an ironic aspect to it much of the time 🙂 Glad you liked it, thanks.
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Harold’s quite the amateur compared to Melinda! Having Melinda’s sister tell the story makes it even more interesting than it would’ve been with Harold or Melinda as narrator. Very well done, Li.
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Magarisa, thank you for your kind words. The whole story was sparked by those napkins!
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You’re welcome, Li. One never knows where inspiration will come from. 😊
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🙂
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Love the twist! You heighten it very cunningly with your hints that Melinda has found true love this time!
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So glad you enjoyed the story, Penny, thank you.
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Now that’s what I call a serious twist.
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Uh-huh. It even threw me for a loop!
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Love the twist at the end. Melinda and Harold are well matched it turns out, though she’s better at not getting caught ! Nicely told.
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🙂 Thanks!
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Who would have guessed that Harold was Bluebeard
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❤ Exactly
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WHOA! Very, clever! The surprise ending – What a turn of events. I ENJOYED THIS!
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Nan, so glad you enjoyed the story, thank you!
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Ooooooo so she had found a soul mate… two birds of a feather. This time she was lucky.
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Yes she was!
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I have a list of people I’d like her to meet 🙂
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🙂 lol
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🙂
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