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He’d raped my sister and several other women, but as town judge he was untouchable. I snuggled up to him at Joey’s, his favorite pickup spot, and soon we were parked by the pond. It was easy to rufi him. Once he passed out, I rolled him in. As his secretary, it was easy to use his credit card in the big city so it looked like he disappeared there.
Winter’s freeze made the best accomplice. By the time his body was discovered all evidence would be washed away.
Yet Spring thaw revealed no corpse in the pond.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the imaginative host of Friday Fictioneers.
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Vigilante justice. Lucky the freezing water didn’t preserve the body
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Thanks for reading, Neil. I’m sure if his body was in the pond the freezing water would have preserved it….
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Hey, that last lines was a puzzler!
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He’s not in the pond, which means she only thinks she drowned him and he survived and is out there, possibly looking for payback.
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Oh no! That was not the plan. Maybe someone found the body and disposed off it.
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I’m glad you’re not the detective on the case. You might solve the mystery ;)
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😜
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Oh no. I was worried about that possibility!
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Well done, Secretary! That sorted that evil git! Good story!
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Mason, thank you! I only wish she had killed him…
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Oh no! So he survived, here comes a cracking stalker story!
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:)
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Ooh nice!
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:) Thanks!
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She didn’t dot all her I’s and cross all her T’s… Now who knows where he is? I’d watch my back were I her!
Well done, Lisa.
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Thanks much, Dale. She should have dotted and crossed them right, I agree!
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Ya wanna be sure about these things, after all ;-)
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Superb story. Killer of an ending…so to speak…
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Thank you very much, Ain!
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Well done. A lot of bodies going in this pond.
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LOL Indeed! Thanks for reading.
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That was creative…I was expecting a knife but that was a cool ending. He could still be lurking about.
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Max she should have used the knife before rolling him in, I agree ;)
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That would have taken care of him coming back possibly.
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Has the Rufi has damaged his memory. Will he return, I hope not
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Good question, and I hope not also.
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No habeas corpus then.
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No, unfortunately.
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Or should I say yes? No body.
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Great twist in that story, Lisa. Who knows what happened to that jerk. Maybe he viewed the incident as an opportunity to disappear and start over elsewhere again.
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Thank you, Christian. May be!
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He deserved it, but yeeks! where’s the body…?
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I’m sure she’s wondering the same thing…
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She needs to be looking over her shoulder. A brilliant twist Lisa.
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Thanks, Keith!
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Now she’s going to be looking over her shoulder for a while… :(
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I know :(
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Oops. If you have to murder someone, better make sure he’s really dead. Looks like the drug was under-dosed. Great story with a very alarming last line.
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She’ll remember that for next time lol. Thanks much, Gah.
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Mmm, I am not sure who is worse the evil rapist or the revengeful secretary. could she just not put something in his coffee. Serious stuff.
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James I don’t see any contest between a serial rapist without restraint and a person who decides to fight back against one, but that’s just me. Thanks for reading and your thoughtful comment.
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I understand that revenge is justified, its the pre-planned murder element that will get her into trouble, in my view. I would still go for something in the coffee and push him down the stairs.
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Ah, I see where you’re coming from. Keep it simple. In hindsight, I’m guessing she is thinking the same thing. Thanks for walking me through it :)
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Ooh – the tension. Where is the body? Love it.
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Thank you and glad you enjoyed the story :)
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The ambiguous ending is a bit frightening…(K)
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he just passed out? it was likely he survived. :)
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How he could have survived unconsciousness in ice cold water is amazing, but I agree with you!
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The opening lines made me nauseous. The murder felt justified. And the last line made my skin crawl. Is he out there seeking revenge and/or new victims?
You managed to put a lot of story in just one hundred words. Well done!
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Helene, thank you. Your wondering if he’s out there hurting others is something I hadn’t considered. Maybe she needs to track him down and take him out, permanently this time.
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Think it’s time she took a road trip. He’s out there, and scary; he might not have his power as protection but he is now an “invisible” man. She might want to consider becoming a full-time vigilant. He’s not the only one like that out there.
Gave me the shivers. Well done!
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Thank you, Lorraine and I much enjoyed your comment. I love the Dexter series, but you’re right, there needs to be a female Dexter out and about.
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Yes, just think of what she could accomplish. Am I right that there is/will be a Dexter reboot on one of the streaming channels? My tv isn’t smart enough to stream, so I don’t watch Hulu, Net flix, et al.
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Yes. And yes on Dexter reboot:
https://youtu.be/hA-oCTUrNfE
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I’ll have to tell my friend in case she hasn’t heard. She’s a Dexter aficionado.
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Dear Lisa,
May she find him before he finds her. He had it coming.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you’re right, she does. And yes, he did. Thank you for your comment.
Shalom,
Lisa
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Sounds like she needs to watch her back! Love that last line – it makes the story.
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Elmo thank you, and thank you for the evocative image. Lots of great stories born from it.
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A tightly told story, very gripping. The woman sounds like a cold blooded organiser.
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Thanks much, appreciate your comment/feedback.
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You’ve constructed this story very well, and the conclusion is a killer. It’s a possible scenario, too; there have been very rare instances of prolonged survival in icy water. It could have been several minutes before he was pulled out and revived. Now we wonder where he is – and when the blackmail letters will start.
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Penny, thank you. I really hope he does try to blackmail her if he’s still alive. It will show her where he is…
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Obviously, my initial thought was that cannibals found the body and used him as a TV dinner. Everybody knows frozen lakes are freezers for cannibals, but I see from your comments that he survived. Hmm… Now, I’m wondering if he’s hiding from her or hiding to come after her. Who really gets the payback? Duh-duh-duh-duh!
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I’m glad to have sparked all of those possible scenarios in you, Nobbin. Only The Shadow Knows!
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🤣 My grandfather used to say that all the time. He loved those old serials. My mom picked it up from him.
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Back in the days before TV…
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Ooh, excellent twist at the end, Lisa!
I was quite happy that he’d got his comeuppance, and then…
I’m imagining the continuation.
Great.
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Thank you, Jenne. If the picture is right, you never know, there could be a part 2.
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Aha! To misquote a saying, ‘Where there’ s a picture., there’s a way.’! Waiting with bated breath… 😉
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:)
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What a masterful story! The ending was a tad disappointing, though. I was expecting he would have got his due. Your short sentences do the trcik every single time. You have a great writing hand. Always a pleasure reading your wonderful stories.
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Neel, thank you very much for your comment, I’m glad you connect with the writing.
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Oooooo what happened to the body? Great creep factor here.
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Thanks Laurie!
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Ooh! Nice twist. Either he survived or he made a good meal for an unidentified fishy object.
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Subroto, I really hope there were pirahnas in that pond! Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Uh-oh. Bet she doesn’t sleep well for a very long time, wondering where he is.
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I bet you’re right, Linda.
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My brain conjured up ominous music at the end there. Great story in such a few words.
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Thanks, Anne!
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