PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
Besties: Forever or Until Death
The necklaces came onto the market quietly. Jack purchased one for Peach, his mistress. He told her to never wear it outside. And she didn’t. She did, however, invite Cherry, her best friend, and Dev’s mistress, in for tea. When Cherry saw how it gleamed like ice diamonds, she whined and wheedled until Dev bought her one.
The ladies didn’t know that Jack and Dev’s wives were also best friends – and witches. The enchanted necklaces sapped — and transferred — a year’s life each day worn. By year’s end, Peach and Cherry were dead; the wives looked positively radiant!
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
Haha! What goes around…..
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Indeed! I wonder what happened to the husbands…
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Cool picture. I could have sworn I was looking at snake skin that’s been shed.
😁
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Gia, write a story for the prompt!
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🤓
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Exactly as in your answer, it did seem to me that the boys got off scot free
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Dat’ll teach ’em
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Ohh, magical karma! Works every time. This was a fun read, Lisa.
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Colleen, thanks, I had fun writing it :)
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Revenge with Necklace – nice one.
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Geeta, thanks!
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But why would the wives want those men? (K)
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Good question, K. I think of Melania…
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She’s in it for the money clearly.
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Can you imagine waking up to that every morning? :::bile rising:::
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I think she avoids being with him as much as possible.
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I *love* her blue hat. Thing is his taint has tainted that b.
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Absolutely.
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Revenge is a dish best served with cursed jewelry. Great story!
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Thanks so much, Will :)
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I wonder what happened the husbands too
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Yvette, you may have convinced me to write a part 2.
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Right on, I mean wrote on…
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:)
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what a story Li! I loved it! So, so awesome! X
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Thanks much, CA :)
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I wonder how these men can sleep at night, under a spell no doubt.
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Good way of putting it, James.
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Li- this is a wonderful story. Well served revenge
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Thanks, Sadje! After reading a couple of the other comments, I’m thinking of writing a part 2 to show the husbands being held accountable.
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You’re most welcome. Will be looking forward to reading the next installment 😍
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Delightfully deviant twist! Loved it.
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“Delightfully deviant” I’ll take it! :)
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It just goes to show you how much it is buyer beware when it comes to purchasing jewelry. Ya never know for sure how “real” it is…good one, Lisa!
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lol for sure, Bruce. This jewelry was perhaps a little too real.
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And the moral of the story is don’t be this guy’s mistress.
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In part 2 you’ll see that the moral is don’t be this guy. Thanks for reading and your comment.
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Well, that was a great shift. Thanks for the chuckle Li!!! xx
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Cindy, I’m so glad the humor came through. Horror humor is its own genre. Thank you :)
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It sure did! Totally!!! ❣️
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:) <3
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Very original. And kind of satisfying too…
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Sandra, thank you :)
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Love this, Li!
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:) Thanks, Chris!
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What a great story, Lisa. Wonderfully imaginative and original, and a nice little piece of revenge.
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Gabi, many thanks. Glad you liked the story.
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I admit to being a bit naughty during the early days of my marriage. My ‘bit-on-the-side’ was named after a fruit too, and she seems to have disappeared. I wonder….
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LMAO, Keith. Look to where the flowers grow best in the garden…
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I would like to think the wives had plans for the husbands as well.
Funny to read this as I finish reading The Portrait of Dorian Gray…
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Really! Serendipity strikes!
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Don’t you just love when that happens? :)
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:)
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Dear Lisa,
Now there’s one way to level the playing field…or, rather, clear it. Clever wives. Clever you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, it’s been awhile since I’ve “gone dark.” It feels good :) Thank you.
Shalom,
Lisa
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Oooo clever revengeful Witches. Though it sounds like the men need that spell cast in them more than the women perhaps
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Hoping to write a part 2, as you’re right, they need something special, I think :)
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Oh, what a delightful twist. Embarrassingly so, I do like a bit of revenge (hehe). I look forward to reading part 2, Lisa. Happy Sunday!
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Brenda, I like the twist also. Looking forward to writing part 2. Glad you are looking forward to reading it :)
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