Pumpkin Pie - A Fifty Words Story
The house wept - glass and delph strewn on the floor in a tapestry of rage.
The hooded men knew. The safe was open. The diamonds were surely gone.
She sighed and cleaned the mess, then made Pumpkin pie to cheer herself up.
134 flawless carats smiled out of the pumpkin.
Background
Her husband/lover/boyfriend knew they were in danger and knew somebody wanted to steal their millions worth of diamonds, so he moved them from the safe into the pumpkin that morning.
He boldly predicted that the burglars would not search inside the seemingly untouched pumpkins and his wife would make Pumpkin pie as she always did when she felt down or disappointed.
He just hoped that she knew what to do next...
This was my entry into @jayna's #fiftywordscontest. This is a great way to get back into writing, hone your writing skills or just try out writing. We are building a super supportive little community here now under the watchful eye of @jayna. I encourage you to give it a go and be sure to check out as many other stories as you can, leave a comment, upvote them if you like what you have read and support each other :o)
This week's prompt was "pumpkin", see@jayna's page for full details.
The picture I used above is not my own and the source is here
Thanks for taking the time to read my little story.
Peace out.
Great story. Great details. Planning with that level of accuracy requires detailed knowledge of people's spyche and weaknesses. Background story as good as 50-word.
Thanks a million @hlezama
Enjoyed this clever use of the prompt @ablaze
A pumpkin does seem like a good hiding spot :)
Thanks a million for the kind compliment @cizzo
A fascinating treatment of the prompt. I enjoyed it!
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Thanks @creatr really appreciate the kind words and support
What a unique storyline, @ablaze! Nicely done. I love the fact that she is robbed and her response is to bake a pie. I'm going to do that if it ever happens to me! :-)
But seriously, this is very clever, especially the foresight of the husband to hide the jewels in the pumpkin.